COURSE UNIT TITLE

: CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY THEORIES

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4082 CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGY THEORIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR TURGUT GÜMÜŞOĞLU

Offered to

Sociology
Sociology (Evening)

Course Objective

It is to discuss sociological theories which are about the main characteristics of contemporary societies in a detailed way.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   be able to apprehend the relation between theory and science
2   know the logic of sociological theories
3   learn to look at societies from a comprehensive theoretical perspective
4   explain the problematics by establishing relation between different events
5   develop theoretical views by establishing relations between important social theorists and the contemporary social world
6   apprehend the importance of sociological theories for general sociology
7   see the correlations between theories
8   explain the differences between theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Essential concepts of social theory Reference 1, 3
2 Agency Theories References 1, 6
3 Weber s theory of social action and Simmel s sociology References 1, 4
4 Jürgen Habermas and Colonization of Life-world References 6, 1
5 Attampt to Overcome the structure-action duality: Giddens s Theory References 2, 1
6 Structural Theories: Main Points References 1
7 Freud and Civilization References 4
8 Althusser s Structuralism References 1
9 Midterm exam
10 Culture and Ideology: Antonio Gramsci s theory of cultural hegemony Reference 8
11 Power and State: Foucault and Post-structural School Reference 1
12 System Theories: Luhmann and Others Reference 1

Recomended or Required Reading

1) Alex Callonicos, Social Theory. A Historical Introduction (second edition), Polity Press, Cambridge, 2007.
2) Krishan Kumar, From Post-industrial to Post-modern Society. New Theories of the Contemporary World, Blackwell, Oxford, 1995.
3) Ibrahim Kaya, Social Theory and Later Modernities, Liverpool University Press, Liverpool, 2004.
4) Ruth A. Wallece and Alison Wolf, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Prentice Hall, New Jersey, 1995.
5) Perry Anderson, Zone of Engagement, Verso, London, 1992.
6) Jürgen Habermas, The Theory of Communicative Action, Vol 1 and 2, Beacon Press, 1985.
7)Cornelius Castoriadis, Dünyaya, Insana ve Topluma Dair, Iletişim yayınları, Istanbul, 1993. (Translation from French).
8) Antonio Gramsci, Hapishane Defterleri, Belge Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 1997
9) Rita Felski, The Gender of Modernity, Harvard University Press, 1995

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

To be announced!

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)

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 9 108
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 146

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.1
LO.244
LO.34
LO.444
LO.54
LO.644
LO.744
LO.8

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