COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN TURKEY; SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6070 SOCIAL STRUCTURE IN TURKEY; SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND POLITICAL DYNAMICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 8

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

To gain an analytical and critical sociological perspective regarding the Social Structure and its basic concepts. To examine and evaluate the social structure and features of Turkish socio-culture from past to present.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to analyze social structure and concepts and view the subject from a sociology perspective.
2   To gain the ability to interpret the social structure and the social events on it within the framework of the studied sociologists and theories and will be able to look in a critical dimension.
3   To gain scientific competence in enlightening social structure problems.
4   To think interdisciplinary about the social structure and be equipped sociologically.
5   To develop research projects, perspectives, concepts and acquire scientific competence to understand, explain and base on how scientific structure is formed.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Concepts of Society and Social Structure; Purpose and Scope
2 Social Structure and Elements
3 Globalization and Social Structure
4 Social Structure Interaction
5 Social Structure of Turkey's Population
6 Population Structure and Population Policy in Turkey
7 Modernization and urbanization in Turkey
8 Families in Turkey
9 Politics in Turkey
10 Economics in Turkey
11 Education in Turkey
12 Religion in Turkey
13 Ethnic Structure and Problems in Turkey
14 Youth and Problems in Turkey

Recomended or Required Reading

Türkiye nin Toplumsal Yapısı, 2019, (Ed. Nevin Güngör Ergan, Ankara: Siyasal Kitabevi
Yardımcı kaynaklar:
1920 den Günümüze Türkiye de Toplumsal Yapı ve Değişim, 2017 (Der: F.Alpkaya ve B. Duru), Istanbul: Phoenix Yay.
Dünden Bugüne Türkiye nin Toplumsal Yapısı, 2017,(Ed: M. Zincirkıran), Istanbul: Dora Yay.
Tükdoğan, O., 2015, Osmanlıdan Günümüze Türk Toplum Yapısı, Istanbul: Çizgi Yay.
Karpat, H. K., 2003, Türkiye de Toplumsal Dönüşüm, Ankara: Imge Yay.
Kongar, E., 1985, Imparatorluktan Günümüze Türkiye nin Toplumsal Yapısı, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi Yay.
Kongar, E., 2017, Toplumsal Dğişme Kuramları ve Türkiye Gerçeği, Istanbul: Remzi Kitabevi Yay.
Gökçe, B., 2019, Türkiye nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Toplumsal Kurumlar, Ankara: Savaş Yay.


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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

nilufer.ozcandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesdays 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 5 70
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Preparing presentations 1 10 10
Reading 8 10 80
Project Assignment 1 1 1
Project Final Presentation 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 209

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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