COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL CHANGE

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4023 SOCIAL CHANGE COMPULSORY 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR GAZANFER KAYA

Offered to

Sociology (Evening)
Sociology

Course Objective

The course focuses on the sociological analysis of social change. The course will focus on the conceptual, theoretical and processual dimensions of social change. Thus, although how change is handled in the history of sociology and theories is examined, the main aim of the course is to conduct current discussions and research on change.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to use the relationship between society, social structure and social change.
2   To be able to explain the characteristics of social change and the factors of social change.
3   To be able to explain the dynamics of social change based on social change theories
4   To be able to discuss social change processes such as revolutions, globalization, information society and postmodernism.
5   To be able to analyze current problems related to social changes through a group research assignment

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course Introduction
2 Change, Social Change, Characteristics of Social Change
3 Factors of Social Change
4 Social Change Theories 1
5 Social Change Theories 2
6 Revolutions, Modernity, Capitalism, Industrialization
7 Term examination
8 Postmodernism
9 Globalisation
10 Information Society/Digital Age- Social Change Group Research Assignment
11 Social Change Group Research Assignment
12 Social Change Group Research Assignment
13 Social Change Group Research Assignment
14 Social Change Group Research Assignment
15 Social Change Group Research Assignment
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Sosyal Değişme, Yaka, Aydın, Gündoğan Yayınları, 2011.
Kırsal Yapıda Toplumsal Değişme, Ercan, Fuat, Sosyal Araştırmalar Vakfı Yayını, Istanbul, 2008.
- Toplumsal Yapı ve Toplumsal Değişme , - Ercan, Fuat, Toplumlar ve Ekonomiler, Bağlam Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2001.
- Modernite ve Kapitalizm , Koçak T. ve Feryal Aşkın, Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları, Anadolu Üniversitesi Açıköğretim Fakültesi, Eskişehir, 2010.
Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları ve Türkiye Gerçeği, -Kongar, Emre;
Remzi Kitabevi, Istanbul, 2002.
- Sosyal Değişim: Geleneksel, Modern ve Postmodern
Toplumlar , -Macionis, John; Sosyoloji, Nobel Kitabevi, Ankara, 2012.
-Enformasyon Çağı: Ekonomi, Toplum ve Kültür Cilt 1Ağ Toplumunun Yükselişi, Castells, Manuel, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları, 2013.
-Dijital Emek ve Marx, Fuchs, Christian, Notabene Yayınları, Ankara, 2015.
- Toplumsal Değişme ve Küreselleşme , Suğur , Nadir, Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları,
Anadolu Üni. Açık Öğretim Fakültesi, Eskişehir.

Yardımcı kaynaklar:
-Modernizmin Serüveni-Bir Temel Metinler Seçkisi, Batur, Enis (Hazırlayan). Sel Yayıncılık,
Istanbul, 2020.
-Küresel Dönüşümler-Büyük Küreselleşme Tartışması, Held, David ve Mcgrew, Anthony,
Phoenix Kitabevi, Ankara, 2014.
-Devrim Çağı 1789-1848, Hobsbawm, Eric, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1998.
-Kapitalizm ve Modern Sosyal Teori, Giddens, Anthony, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul, 2009.
-Postmodern Göstergeler-Maddi Kültür ve Postmodern Yaşam Biçimleri, Gottdiener, Mark,
Imge Kitabevi, Ankara, 2005.
-Postmodern Teori-Eleştirel Soruşturmalar, Best, Steven ve Kellner, Douglas, Ayrıntı Yayınları, Istanbul, 2000.
-Kalkınma ve Küreselleşme, Dedeoğlu, Saniye ve Subaşat, Turan, Bağlam Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.45
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.45


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

gazanfer.kaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It will 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
Preparing assignments 1 10 10
Preparing presentations 1 5 5
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 144

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144
LO.233444
LO.3434
LO.4343
LO.5444