COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF BODY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4046 SOCIOLOGY OF BODY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR YILDIZ AKPOLAT

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to teach students new approaches and to show social effects in the intersection of biology, psychology and physiology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To teach how the physical integrity of the human is shaped by the society
2   To teach the cumulative meanings of biological concepts
3   To analyze the adaptation mechanisms of society on human biology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Life and death
2 Social establishment of the body
3 Society and sexuality
4 Social intervention to the body
5 Body and Religion
6 Society, culture and nature
7 Consumption culture and body
8 midterm exam
9 Euthanasia
10 Birth and death rituals
11 Death in sociological theory
12 Body Training
13 Death and Mourning
14 Evaluation

Recomended or Required Reading

Beden Sosyolojisi, Kadir Canatan, Açılım kitap
Toplumbilim ve Beden sosyolojisi, Bağlam yay.,

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lectures
Presentation
Discussion

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 3 36
Reading 3 5 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 89

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1355
LO.24454334
LO.33355