COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL NORM SYSTEMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6085 SOCIAL NORM SYSTEMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR NEBIYE KONUK KANDEMIR

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to convey information about social norm concepts and theories and to point out how to use this knowledge in understanding and interpreting human-society relations.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Understands the concepts of social norms,
2   Learns to see Human-Society relations from different dimensions,
3   Learns to see the structure and social problems of the society he lives in with social norms,
4   Have knowledge about theories regarding social norms,
5   Can analyze the relationship between individual and society with social norms.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Individual and Society
2 Concept of social norm
3 Basic Theories
4 Basic Theories
5 Socialization, the role of the family and social norms
6 Group behavior and norms
7 Relationship between education and social norms
8 Midterm exam
9 Social value-social norm relationship
10 Social deviation-social norm relationship
11 Social norms in the context of morality and law
12 Disconnection from society, crime and violence
13 Social norms (morality) in Turkish social structure
14 Social norms (law) in Turkish social structure
15 Social norms in Turkish social structure
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Giddens, A. (2008). Sosyoloji,(çev: Cemal Güzel). Kırmızı Yayınları, Istanbul.
Yurdagül Mehmedoğlu, Ali Ulvi Mehmedoğlu). (2006). Küreselleşme ve Ahlâkî Değerler(Küreselleşme Ahlâk ve Değerler içinde, editör: Litera Yayıncılık, Istanbul.
Gündüz, M. (2010). Ahlak sosyolojisi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE
4 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.20 + FN* 0.60
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + STT * 0.20 + 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)

nebiye.konukkandemir@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To 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 10 140
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparing assignments 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Midterm 1 3 3
Project Assignment 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 241

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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