COURSE UNIT TITLE

: EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND IDENTITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4040 EUROPEAN SOCIETY AND IDENTITY 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

To understand the socio-cultural structures of European societies, to examine the formation and features of collective identity in the context of state-society relations, to engage in debates on the conflict between regional, national and European identities and their others

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To understand the socio-cultural characteristics of European societies
2   To understand the formation and features of nationalism, ethnic separatism and European identity
3   To participate in contemporary debates on collective identity conflict in Europe
4   To develop skills on research and evaluation through the use of academic and other resources
5   To develop communication skills through in-class participation and presentation

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 Categories of collective identity and key concepts
3 Socio-cultural structures and state-society relations
4 Socio-cultural structures and state-society relations
5 Nationalism and national identities
6 Nationalism and national identities
7 European identity
8 European identity
9 Ethnic separatism
10 The others of Europe and populism
11 The others of Europe and populism
12 Presentations
13 Presentations
14 General review

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
-Marshall, T.H., Bottomore, T (2006), Yurttaşlık ve Toplumsal Sınıflar, Istanbul, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları
-Anderson, B. (2017), Hayali Cemaatler: Milliyetçiliğin Kökenleri ve Yayılması, Istanbul, Metis Yayıncılık
-Kastoryano, R. (2009), Avrupa ya Toplum ve Kimlik: Çokkültürlülük Sınavı, Istanbul: Bağlam Yayınları

Supplementary Book(s):
-Kaya, A. (2016), Islam, Göç ve Entegrasyon: Güvenlikleştirme Çağı, Istanbul, Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları

References:
Materials: TBA

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

1.Lectures
2.Term Paper and presentation
3. Participation

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

sevgi.cilingir@deu.edu.tr
232 301 8217

Office Hours

Will 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
Preparing assignments 1 5 5
Reading 3 5 15
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
Project Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 95

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1444
LO.23444
LO.3443
LO.443
LO.543

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