COURSE UNIT TITLE

: TRADITION AND CONSERVATISM

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOS 4062 TRADITION AND CONSERVATISM ELECTIVE 3 0 0 5

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 make social analysis using the terms tradition and conservatism. Getting prepared to write an article and a thesis.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Grasping the basic arguments and works of sociologist based on political theories
2   Interpreting the social phenomenra based on political theories
3   Analysing the Turkish social structure based on political theories
4   Grasping the fundemental thesis of traditional and conservatist approaches

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Describing the tration as a thinking process
2 Theories and approaches about tradition
3 Comparing tradition with modernity
4 Transition of tradition in the modern times
5 The meaning of Turkish society s tradition
6 Description of conservatism
7 Conservatist approaches
8 Cultural conservatism and political conservatism
9 Midterm
10 Conservatism in the Turkish and Western experience: differeces & similarities
11 The role of individual in terms of tradition and conservatism
12 The concept of freedom from the perspective of tradition and conservatism

Recomended or Required Reading

1) VINCENT Andrew, Modern Politik Ideolojiler, Çev Arzu Tüfekçi, Paradigma Yayınları, Istanbul, 2006.
2) HEYWOOD Andrew, Siyasi Ideolojiler, Çev. Ahmet Kemal Bayram, Özgür Tüfekçi vd., Adres Yayınları, Ankara, 2007.

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 5 60
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 98

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.24
LO.344
LO.444