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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
FDB 5212	CONSUMPTION SOCIETY AND RELIGION	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET CEM ŞAHIN

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective

In this course, the sociological dimension of the phenomenon of consumption will be evaluated in the context of its relationship with the religious institution based upon postmodern social theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Learns the fundamental theories and concepts related to the consumer society.
2	Comprehends the nature of the relationship between consumption, alienation and religious life.
3	Explicates the sociological meaning of the relationship between current consumption patterns and religious structures.
4	Analyzes the relationship between the recent meanings of the concept of consumption in individual, social and cultural contexts and traditional religious structures.
5	Evaluates the impacts of novel socio-cultural life styles shaped by globalization on religious interactions, structures and institutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	A Consumer Society and Culture
2	From Fordist Production to Post-Fordist Production
3	Socio-Economic and Socio-Cultural Transformations in the Consumer Society and Religious Life
4	Cultural Analysis of Consumption and Alienation
5	Consumer Culture and Social Identity (Status)
6	Theories of Consumption I
7	Theories of Consumption II
8	Fashion (Brand Addiction)
9	Advertisement
10	Consumption and Media
11	Comsumer Culture and Shopping Centers (Space)
12	Consumer Culture and Gender (Female, Male)
13	Consumer Culture and Age (Child, Adolescent)
14	Consumption and Tourism

Recomended or Required Reading

RITZER, G. (2000). Büyüsü Bozulmuş Dünyayı Yeniden Büyülemek. (Çev: Şen Süer Kaya). Ayrıntı Yayınları. Istanbul.
MARCUSE, H. (1990). Tek Boyutlu Insan. (Çev: Aziz Yardımlı). Idea Yayınları. Istanbul.
FEATHERSTONE, M. (2005). Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü. (Çev: Mehmet Küçük). Ayrıntı Yayınları. Istanbul.
FROMM, E. (2004). Çağdaş Toplumların Geleceği. (Çev: A. Arıtan ve K. H. Ökten). Arıtan Yayınevi. Istanbul.
HARVEY, D. (1999). Postmodernliğin Durumu. (Çev: Sungur Savran). Metis Yayınları. Istanbul.
JAMESON, F. (2005). Kültürel Dönemeç. (Çev: Kemal Inal). Dost Kitabevi Yayınları. Ankara.
LEFEBRE, H. (1998). Modern Dünyada Gündelik Hayat. (Çev: Işın Gürbüz). Metis Yayınları. Istanbul.
BAUDRILLARD, J. (1998). Simülakrlar ve Simülasyon. (Çev: Oğuz Adanır). Dokuz Eylül Yayınları. Izmir.
BAUDRILLARD, J. (2004). Tüketim Toplumu. (Çev: Hazal Deliceçaylı ve Ferda Keskin). Ayrıntı Yayınları. Istanbul.
BAUMAN, Z. (1999). Çalışma, Tüketicilik ve Yeni Yoksullar. (Çev: Ümit Öktem). Sarmal Yayınevi. Istanbul.
BAUMAN, Z. (2006). Küreselleşme. (Çev: Abdullah Yılmaz). Ayrıntı Yayınları. Istanbul.
BOCOCK, R. (1997). Tüketim. (Çev: Irem Kutluk). Dost Kitabevi Yayınları. Ankara.
BOURDIEU, P. (1984). Distinction: A Social Critique Of The Judgement Of Taste. Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, Question and Answer, Problem Solving and Discussion Methods;
Brainstorming and Vision Development Techniques.

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

The success of students will be determined according to examination and lecture performance.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetcem.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday, 15:00-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	4	56
Preparation for midterm exam	1	20	20
Preparation for final exam	1	30	30
Midterm	1	1	1
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			151

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3	PO.6	PO.11
LO.1	3	3	4	5
LO.2	3	3	4	5
LO.3	3	3	4	5
LO.4	3	3	4	5
LO.5	3	3	4	5

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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