COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL DIMENSION OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6053 SOCIAL DIMENSION OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

On the basis of modernization and dependency theories, to provide knowledge on the causes of poverty, its consequences and solutions developed in the fight against poverty and to be able to make evaluations on underdevelopment from a sociological perspective.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze underdevelopment, poverty and its consequences as a social reality and view the issue from a sociology perspective.
2   To gain the ability to interpret social events related to the reflections of poverty and underdevelopment in social life within the framework of sociologists and their theories.
3   To gain scientific competence in enlightening the problems that arise as a result of poverty and underdevelopment.
4   In social life, he / she will think interdisciplinary about underdevelopment and poverty and will have the necessary equipment to benefit from him sociologically.
5   Understand and explain how poverty and underdevelopment occur and develop research projects, perspectives, concepts and gain scientific competence.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Sociology of Underdevelopment; Purpose, Scope, Problems
2 Basic Concepts and Theories of Underdevelopment and Poverty:
3 Modernization Theories
4 Dependency Theories
5 Poverty Culture; Social Exclusion and Marginality
6 Subculture and Poverty Relationship
7 Migration and Poverty
8 Globalization and Globalizing Poverty
9 Urbanization Underdevelopment and Poverty
10 Perception of Underdevelopment and Poverty over Masculinity and Femininity
11 Poverty and Crime; Youth and Children Basic Impact of Poverty
12 Poverty and Nationalism
13 Poverty and Religiosity
14 Poverty Alleviation Policies
15 Social Repercussions of Poverty in Turkey;
16 General Evaluation and Discussion

Recomended or Required Reading

Yoksulluk Halleri 2011 (Ed: Necmi Erdoğan), Istanbul: Iletişim Yayınları
Zafer Cirhinlioğlu 1999, Azgelişmişliğin Toplumsal Boyutu, Ankara:Imge Kitabevi
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
Bauman, Z. (1999). Küreselleşmenin Toplumsal Sonuçları, Istanbul: Ayrıntı.
Cheal, D. (1996). New Poverty, Familes in Postmodern Society, Westport, Connecticut, Londra: Greenwood Press.
Chossudovsky, M. (1999). Yoksulluğun Küreselleşmesi IMF ve Dünya Bankası Reformlarının Içyüzü, Istanbul: Çiviyazıları.
Dansuk, E. (1997).Türkiye de Yoksulluğun Ölçülmesi ve Sosyo-Ekonomik Yapılarla Ilişkisi, Ankara: DPT.
Işık, O. Ve Pınarcıoğlu, M. (2001). Nöbetleşe Yoksulluk: Sultanbeyli Örneği, Istanbul: Iletişim.
Sapancalı, F. (2003). Sosyal Dışlanma, Izmir: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi.
Şenses, Z. (2001). Küreselleşmenin öteki yüzü: Yoksulluk, Ankara: iletişim.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, the student researches the subject, prepares a special research paper and presents it as a controversial presentation with active participation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Expression
Paper and presentation.
The student conducts two researches on the subject
Turning these researches into an assignment
Making a presentation and controversial participation

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.ozcandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 13.00-13.45

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 8 112
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparing presentations 1 15 15
Reading 7 10 70
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Project Final Presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 261

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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