COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIAL MOBILITY

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SOC 6095 SOCIAL MOBILITY ELECTIVE 3 0 0 10

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

Third Cycle Programmes (Doctorate Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CEM SERKAN ATLI

Offered to

Sociology

Course Objective

The aim of the course is to focus on theoretical theories related to social mobility and to conduct a field study based on these theories.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to explain the basic theories and concepts related to social mobility
2   To be able to carry out a study on social mobility
3   To be able to make comparisons between different social mobility theories

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Concepts related to social mobility
2 Marx and social mobility
3 Durkheim and social mobility
4 Weber and social mobility
5 Neo-Weberians and Neo-Marxists
6 Sorokin's approach to social mobility
7 Midterm
8 Lipset and Bendix's approach to social mobility
9 Social mobility in Türkiye
10 Studies related to social mobility
11 Studies related to social mobility
12 Field study
13 Field study
14 Field study
15 Field study
16 Final

Recomended or Required Reading

Sunar, L. (2021). Sosyal Tabakalaşma - Kavramlar, Kuramlar ve Temel Meseleler. NOBEL AKADEMIK YAYINCILIK

Ünal, A. Z. (2016). Toplumda Tabakalaşma ve Hareketlilik. Olgular - Kavramlar - Kuramlar. BIRLEŞIK DAĞITIM KITABEV

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Question and answer, discussion, brainstorming.

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

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

mail: cemserkan.atli(at)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
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 30 30
Midterm 1 3 3
Final 1 3 3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 248

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
LO.1
LO.2
LO.3