COURSE UNIT TITLE

: WOMEN AND FAMILY STUDIES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 5026 WOMEN AND FAMILY STUDIES ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR NILÜFER ÖZCAN

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The main aim of the course is to explain the theories and concepts related to Family Institution and Family Sociology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   1. Acquires a sociological view on the family
2   2. Have the ability to analyze family problems within the framework of theories and concepts related to the family.
3   3. Makes determinations about family structure and problems
4   4. Analyzes family problems.
5   5. Plans projects / researches on family sociology

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Perspective of Family Sociology
2 Theories of Family Part 1
3 Theories of Family Part 2
4 Functions, Types, Roles and Communication Patterns of the Family
5 Gender Roles and Family
6 Family Sociology / Turkish Family
7 Parental Relations in the Family
8 Midterm
9 Marriage Types, Conflict Resolution Strategies in Marital Relationship
10 Sociology of Divorce
11 Sociology of Love and Marriage Consumption in the Name of Love
12 Cultural-Social Change, Globalization and Family
13 Research Methods Used in Family Sociology
14 Türkiye and the World Family Research
15 Family Policies in Türkiye and in the world
16 Overall Evaluation and Conclusion

Recomended or Required Reading

Scott, Jacqueline. 2006. Family and Gender Roles: How Attitudes Are Changing,
ED. Nurşen Adak. 2012 Değişen Toplumda Değişen Aile Sosyolojik Tartışmalar, Ankara Siyasal Kitapevi
Nurgün Oktik 2018 Aileyi Anlamak, Ankara Nobel Yayıncılık

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture, student researching the subject, preparing a special research paper and presenting it as a discussion presentation with active participation.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 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

Anlatım
Ödev ve sunum.
Öğrencinin konu ile ilgili iki araştırma yapması
Bu araştırmaları bir ödeve dönüştürmesi
Sunum ve tartışmalı bir katılım yapılması

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

will be announced

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 6 84
Preparation for midterm exam 1 5 5
Preparation for final exam 1 8 8
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 145

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10
LO.144
LO.245545
LO.3545
LO.44454
LO.5554