COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILS 3296 SOCIOLOGY OF YOUTH ELECTIVE 2 0 0 2

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR MEHMET CEM ŞAHIN

Offered to

Theology
Theology (Evening)
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Course Objective

In this course, the sociological experiences of the youth along with the social actions and actors that affect these experiences in the world and in Türkiye are discussed especially during the social process moving from the industrial society to the post-modern society, which is also called the post-industrial society or consumer society. In this context, the course aims to deal with the developmental crises of the youth period and a series of psycho-social problems accompanying identity formation, and also the problems of anomie and alienation created by the commercial exploitation of the global capitalist cultural industries targeting this young audience, which is open to all kinds of influences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns the sociological and anthropological meanings of the transformations of the concept of youth in the historical process.
2   Gains detailed information about sociological literature on youth culture.
3   Deducts sociological inferences about the psycho-social problems experienced by the youth in the world and in Türkiye and their solution offers.
4   Understands the situation of different youth subcultures that emerged in the process of social change from psycho-social, pedagogical, cultural, political and economic perspectives.
5   Explains the sociological theories developed on the concept of generation.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 The Concept of Youth and the Emergence of Youth: Historical Background
2 Youth Subcultures
3 Social Identity of Youth in the Western World
4 Social Identity of Youth in Türkiye
5 Theories on Youth Sociology
6 Theories on the concept of Generation
7 Youth and Religion
8 Youth and Education
9 Youth and Unemployment
10 Political Socialization and Youth
11 Youth and Consumption
12 Youth and Media
13 Youth Delinquency, Deviation and Addiction
14 Youth Studies in Türkiye

Recomended or Required Reading

BAYHAN, Vehbi. (2002). Genç Kimliği. Üniversite Gençliğinin Sosyolojik Profili.
Inönü Üniversitesi Uygulaması. Inönü Üniversitesi Yayınları. Malatya
ÇELEBI, Nilgün. (1985). Genç, Sosyalleşme ve Kültürel Yapı. I. Milli Gençlik Kongresi. Konya. S.Ü. Yay. s. 103-107.
HEBDIGE, Dick. (1979). Subculture: The Meaning of Style. Methuen. London.
KENTEL, Ferhat. (2005). Türkiye de Genç Olmak: Konformizm Ya Da Siyasetin
Yeniden Inşası. Birikim. Sayı:196. s. 11-18.
LÜKÜSLÜ, Demet, G. (2005). Farklı Kitaplardan Farklı Açılardan Gençlik
Analizleri. Birikim. Sayı:196. s. 69-73.
LÜKÜSLÜ, Demet, G. (2005). 1960 lardan 2000 lere Gençlik Tipleri: Maddeci,
Başarıcı, Manager Tipten Yuppie ve Tiki ye. Birikim. Sayı:196. s. 30-37.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face-to-Face, Interactive

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on their success in mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

Courses will be conducted face to face and students' attendance will be required.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mehmetcem.sahin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday 13:00 14:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 1 13
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) 58

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.1115
LO.22245
LO.32141
LO.4313
LO.512