CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY

SOC601

Course Code: SOC601
Semester: First Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

First Term (Fall)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Associate Professor Çiçek Coşkun

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Discuss approaches developed by classical theorists comparatively.
Learn how the approaches developed by classical theorists can be useful in analyzing today's social structure.
Examine in detail the effect of classical sociological theory on the development of contemporary sociological approaches and the effect of classical social theory on other areas of sociology.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

In this course, theoretical approaches of classical theoreticians such as Comte, Spencer, Hegel, Marx, Durkheim, Weber, Simmel, Tönnies are comparatively discussed. The effects of these theorists on how they can be useful in analyzing contemporary social structure, the impact of classical social theory on the development of contemporary sociological approaches, and the impact of classical social theory on other areas of sociology are examined in detail.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course, basics of classical sociological theory
2^nd Week	Saint Simon, Auguste Comte, Herbert Spencer, J.S. Mill readings
3^rd Week	Emile Durkheim readings and contemporary social theory
4^th Week	Georg Simmel readings and social theory
5^th Week	Max Weber readings and social theory
6^th Week	Karl Marx readings and social theory
7^th Week	Vilfredo Pareto, Elite Theory and Social Theory
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Antonio Gramsci and Georg Lukacs readings
10^th Week	Functionalism and Conflict Approach readings
11^th Week	Wright Mills, Sociological Imagery and Social Theory
12^th Week	Symbolic Interactionism readings
13^th Week	Critical Theory
14^th Week	General evaluation of the course

Recommended or Required Reading

Adorno , Theodor W. ; Horkheimer, Max (2010), Aydınlanmanın Diyalektiği, İstanbul : Kabalcı Yayınevi

Adorno, Theodor W. Negatif Diyalektik, Ankara: Metis Kitap 2016

Appelrouth, Scott; Laura Desfor Edles (2008) Classical and Contemporary Sociological Theory: Text and Readings, Los Angeles, London and New Delhi: Pine Forge Press

Bottomore, Tom; Robert Nisbet (2010) Sosyolojik Çözümlemenin Tarihi. Kırmızı Yayınevi

Durkheim Emile (1972) Selected Writings, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press

Durkheim, Emile (2018), Sosyoloji Dersleri, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları

Durand, Jean-Pierre (2015) Marx'ın Sosyolojisi, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları

Geuss, Raymond (2009), Eleştirel Teori: Habermas ve Frankfurt Okulu, İstanbul : Ayrıntı Yayınları

Kaern, M. B., Phillips, B.S., Cohen R.S. (eds) (1990) Georg Simmel and Contemporary Sociology, Dordrecht, Boston, London: Kluwer Academic Publishers

Marx, Karl (2000) Selected Writings, New York: Oxford University Press

Marx, Karl (2018) 1844 El Yazmaları, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları

Mead , George Herbert (2017) Zihin, Benlik ve Toplum, Ankara: Heretik

Mills, C. Wright (2016), Sosyolojik Tahayyül, İstanbul: Hil Yayınları

Ritzer, George (2013) Klasik Sosyoloji Kuramları, Ankara: De Ki Yayınları

Simmel Georg; Frisby Mike, David (1997) Simmel on Culture: Selected Writings, London, Thousand Oaks, New Delhi: Sage Publications

Turner, Bryan S. (2014) Klasik Sosyoloji, İstanbul: İletişim Yayıncılık

Turner, Bryan S. (1999) Classical Sociology, New York: Sage Publications

Weber, Max (1964) The Theory Of Social And Economic Organization, New York: The Free Press

Weber, Max (2012) Max Weber: Collected Methodological Writings, London and New York: Routledge

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Assignment	1	25
Total(%)		55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		45
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	0	0	0
Individual or group work	14	12	168
Preparation for Final exam	1	30	30
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	20	20
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework	2	20	40
Total Work Load			304
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2
K3		X	X
K4	X	X	X
K5	X	X	X
K6	X	X	X
K7	X
K8
K9
K10	X	X	X