CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL THEORY

SOC602

Course Code: SOC602
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Doctorate Of Science

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Onur Bilginer

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

learn about the basic concepts and major perspectives in contemporary social theory
have an understanding of Frankfurt School, Phenomenology, Symbolic Interactionism, Rational Choice theory, Structuration Theory, Field Theory, Relational Sociology, Post-structuralism and Feminism.
develop a capacity to critically evaluate the degree to which contemporary social theory is discerned from classical social theory and its contributions to sociological imagination.
An understanding of the discipline pathways of contemporary social theories and the topics to be taught

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course examines the basic concepts and tenets of the Frankfurt School, Phenomenology, Symbolic Interactionism, Rational Choice Theory, Structuration Theory, Field Theory, Post-structuralism, and Feminist Theory. This course introduces some of the canonical works in the aforementioned schools and aims to fulfill three interrelated purposes. First, it seeks answers to some of the most pressing questions in the field of contemporary social theory (i.e., how to react to structuralism; how to make sense of the relationship between human body, power and knowledge; how to theorize the self and the others; how to define the meaning of concept, model, theory and ideology?and how to construe their relationship). Second, it explores the context in which contemporary social theories occurred and the ways in which they are molded. Finally, it discusses the place and significance of contemporary social theories within the discipline of sociology and to what extent they are detached from classical social theories

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Basic Concepts and Discussions
2^nd Week	What is Theory?
3^rd Week	Symbolic Interactionism
4^th Week	Phenomenological Approach
5^th Week	Frankfurt School
6^th Week	Rational Choice Theory
7^th Week	Structural Theory
8^th Week	Report Submission/Presentation
9^th Week	Field Theory
10^th Week	Feminist Theory
11^th Week	Relational Sociology
12^th Week	Post-Structuralism I
13^th Week	Post-Structuralism II
14^th Week	Report Submission/Presentation

Recommended or Required Reading

Elliott, Anthony (2017). Çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş (Çev. İbrahim Yıldız ve Aylin G. Baran). Ankara: Dipnot Yayınları
Keat, R. & Urry, J. (2016) Bilim Olarak Sosyal Teori (Çev. Nilgün Çelebi). Ankara: İmge Kitabevi
Slater, P. (1998) Frankfurt Okulu. İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınları
Berberoğlu, B. (2012), Klasik ve Çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş. İstanbul: İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
Foucault, M. (2014). Özne ve İktidar. İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları
Sarup, M. (2017). Post-yapısalcılık ve Post-modernizm (Çev. Abdülbaki Güçlü). Ankara: Pharmakon Yayınevi
Adorno, T. W. (2016) Negatif Diyalektik (Çev. Şeyda Öztürk). İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık
Adorno, T. W. & Horkheimer, M. (2017) Sosyolojik Açılımlar. İstanbul: BilgeSu Yayıncılık
Giddens, A. (2017) Kapitalizm ve Modern Sosyal Teori (Çev. Ümit Tatlıcan). İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları
Benhabib, S., Butler, J., Fraser, N., Cornell, D. (2013) Çatışan Feminizmler: Felsefi Fikir Alışverişi (Çev. Feride Evren Sezer). İstanbul: Metis Yayıncılık
Kasapoğlu, A. (Ed.) Uygulamalı İlişkisel Sosyoloji. İstanbul: Yeni İnsan Yayınevi
Powell, C. & Depelteau, F. (Ed.) (2015). İlişkisel Sosyoloji Ontolojik ve Teorik Yönelimler (Çev. Özlem Akkaya). Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers
Presentation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Other	2	100
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
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	15	210
Preparation for Final exam	1	12	12
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	8	8
Laboratory (including preparation)	0	0	0
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	2	12	24
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4
K1		X	X	X
K2
K3	X	X	X
K4	X	X	X	X
K5	X	X	X	X
K6	X	X
K7	X	X		X
K8
K9	X	X	X	X
K10	X	X