COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, CLASS, IDENTITY, POLITICS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6064 SOCIAL MOVEMENTS, CLASS, IDENTITY, POLITICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 7

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The course aims to analyze class discussions around the world in the context of its complex structure and perception differences and the relationship between this concept and identity, and their reflections on daily life and politics.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to comprehend the phenomenon of social movement.
2   To analyze the relationship between social class and social movement.
3   To evaluate the relationships between factors such as structures, actors, institutions and culture with a critical and high-level analytical approach.
4   To be able to understand the change in the field of social movements
5   To analyze developments in the field of social movements in Turkey.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Society and Collective Action
2 Social Movements as a Social Organization Model
3 Social Class and Social Movements
4 Social Movement Paradigms
5 New Social Movements and Class
6 Changing Dimensions of Politics and New Social Movements
7 Social Movements in the World with Examples
8 Social Movements in the Axis of Culture and Identity
9 Social Movements and Politics
10 Transnationalism and Environmental Movement in Social Movements
11 Social Movements and Radicalism
12 Social Movements and Media
13 Social Movements and Social Media
14 Consequences of Social Movements
15 Social Movements in Turkey
16 Changes in Social Movements in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Tilly, Charles, Toplumsal Hareketler, Çev. Orhan Düz, Babil Yayınları, 2008.
Toraine, Alain, Toplumdan Toplumsal Harekete Yeni Sosyal Hareketler/Teorik Açılımlar, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul, 1999.
Çayır, Kenan, Yeni Sosyal Hareketler, Kaknüs Yayınları, Istanbul, 1999.
Çoban, Barış, Yeni Toplumsal Hareketler, Kalkedon Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 5 70
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Reading 5 10 50
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 187

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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