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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 3046 MODERN SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NILÜFER ÖZCAN

Offered to

Sociology (Evening) Sociology

Course Objective

To follow the development of sociological theories in the after-classical period 1930-1940-1950s and 1960s.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   The student will have theoretical look that will separate the major theoretical perspectives from this course 2   Functionalism, structural functionalism, conflicting, symbolic interactionism, phenomenological theories, concepts and basic representatives

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General Descriptions and impressions/source sharing 2 Main Theoretical Perspectives 3 Functionalism, R. Merton 4 Structural Functionalism Parsons 1 5 Structural Functionalism Parsons 2 6 Conflict Approach, Functionality of Conflict; L. Coser 7 Critical Conflict Theories W. Mills 8 Midterm 9 Social Exchange Theory H. Cooley 10 Symbolic interaction theory G.H.Mead 11 Symbolic interaction theory E. Goffman 12 Phenomenological theories 1 13 Phenomenological theories 2 14 Ethnometodology 15 General Review 16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

R. Wallace ve A. Wolf 2020 Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları Doğu Batı Yay. G. Ritzer 2019 Çağdaş Sosyoloji Kuramları ve Klasik Kökleri De Ki Yay. Further Readings: Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha A.Huxley Cesur Yeni Dünya W.Golding Sineklerin Tanrısı S.Soysal Yenişehirde Bir Öğle Vakti P.Kür Bir Cinayet Romanı M.Cemal Kuntay Üç Istanbul V.Türkali Bir Gün Tek Başına

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face lecture. Making a presentation.

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

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.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Wednesday 12.00-13.00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 3 42 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 3 42 Reading 3 5 15 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) 116

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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