Course Language:
Turkish
Course Objectives:
This course aims to present Turkish sociologists, to understand and to analyze the social structure of Turkey.
Course Content:
This course will include the prominent Turkish sociologists who worked for the foundation and institutionalization of sociology in Turkey. According to main theories, contemporary social structure and issues will be analyzed.
Teaching Methods:
Teaching Methods 1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study
Assessment Methods:
Assessment Methods A: Testing, C: Homework
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Course Learning Outcomes
| Learning outcomes | Program Learning Outcomes | Teaching & Learning Methods | Asssesments Methods | ||
| 1) Explain contemporary sociological approaches and theories | 1,4,6,7,9 | 1,2,3 | A | ||
| 2) Study the social rules and ethic | 1,2,6,8 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
| 3) Analyze individualizm and the rise of the individualizm and social values | 1,4,5,7,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
| 4) Explain modernizm and social change | 1,2,3,5,6,8,9 | 1,2,3,12 | A,C | ||
| 5) Study contemporary societiesand social constructs | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 | 1,2,3,12 | A | ||
| 6) Develop knowledge about social values, norms and the ability to critic and analyze this. Also develop a knowledge about Turkish sociologists. | 1,2,7 | 1,2,3 | A,C | ||
Course Flow
| COURSE CONTENT | |||
| Week | Topics | Study Materials | |
| 1 | Social structure of Turkey: a historical approach | ||
| 2 | Founders of Turkish sociology: Ziya Gökalp-Prens Sabahattin | "Türkleşmek, İslâmlaşmak, Muasırlaşmak”: Ziya Gökalp (2007) [yayına hazırlayan: Sabri Koz]. Ziya Gökalp, Kitaplar, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, ss.41-88. | |
| 3 | Founders of Turkish sociology: Mehmet İzzet-Hilmi Ziya Ülken | “Ruh ve Beden Meselesi”: Hilmi Ziya Ülken (1981). Aşk Ahlâkı, Ülken Yayınları, İstanbul, ss. 15-43 | |
| 4 | Founders of Turkish sociology: Ziyaeddin Fahri Fındıkoğlu-İbrahim Yasa | “Hayatiyat ve İçtimaiyat”: Ziyaeddin Fahri Fındıkoğlu (1947). İçtimaiyat, İsmail Akgün Matbaası, İstanbul, ss.57-81 “Türkiye’de Toplumsal Tabakalaşma ve Sınflar”: İbrahim Yasa (1973). Türkiye’nin Toplumsal Yapısı ve Temel Sorunları, TODAİE Yayınları, Ankara, ss.163-181 |
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| 5 | Evaluations upon lectures | ||
| 6 | Midterm exam | ||
| 7 | Founders of Turkish sociology: Niyazi Berkes-Şerif Mardin | Büyük Tartışma”: Niyazi Berkes (1983). Türkiye’de Çağdaşlaşma, Doğu-Batı Yayınları, İstanbul, ss.419-462 | |
| 8 | Behice Boran- Mübeccel Kıray: sociologists of change | Behice Sadık Boran (1943). “Sosyal Evrim Meselesi”, Ankara Üniversitesi, Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt:1, sayı:2, ss.59-65 Behice Sadık Boran (1945). “İş Bölümü ve Kadının Sosyal Mevkii”, Ankara Üniversitesi, Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi, cilt:3, sayı:3, ss. 301-310 “Köylerin Şehirleşmesi: Ova Köyleri”: Behice Boran (1992). Toplumsal Yapı Araştırmaları (İki Köy Çeşidinin Mukayeseli Tetkiki), Sarmal Yayınevi, İstanbul, ss.219-248 “Toplumsal Değişme ve Türkiye” ve “Türk Toplumunda Yapısal Değişme”: Mübeccel B. Kıray (1999). Toplumsal Yapı, Toplumsal Değişme, Bağlam Yayınları, İstanbul, ss.312-341 |
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| 9 | Social and Political Memory and Culture | ||
| 10 | Social Structure studies: Urbanization and urban instability througout squats/culture/stratification and mobility | Yoksulluk Halleri. Türkiye’de Kent yoksulluğunun Toplumsal Görünümleri, Necmi Erdoğan (ed.), İletişim, İstanbul, 2007. | |
| 11 | Presentations | ||
| 12 | Presentations | ||
| 13 | Presentations | ||
| 14 | Final Exam | ||
Recommended Sources
Readings will be provided by the professor.
Material Sharing
| MATERIAL SHARING | |||
| Documents | Further reading can be found at copy center | ||
| Assignments | 1 presentation | ||
| Exams | 1 midterm, 1 final exam | ||
Assessment
| ASSESSMENT | ||||
| IN-TERM STUDIES | NUMBER | PERCENTAGE | ||
| Mid-terms | 1 | 20 | ||
| Quizzes | 0 | 0 | ||
| Assignment | 0 | 20 | ||
| Total | 40 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES | 60 | |||
| CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES | 40 | |||
| Total | 100 | |||
Course’s Contribution to Program
| COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM | ||||||
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Students gain written and oral expression skills in French and Turkish languages at a level to follow the developments in the international arena. | x | ||||
| 2 | Students can learn Turkey's political and social structure, the position of Turkey in the international system and can learn to defend their views on this issue. | x | ||||
| 3 | Students can develop creative and analytical thinking and research skills based on collaboration and group work. | x | ||||
| 4 | Understands and uses the basic concepts and theories of disciplines such as law, economics and sociology | x | ||||
| 5 | Students participate in social responsibility projects and activities and gain awareness of social problems. | x | ||||
| 6 | Students understand the scientific thinking skill using research methods in social sciences, make an oral presentation and write a dissertation. | x | ||||
| 7 | Students evaluate the knowledge and skills related to the field and can be open to professional development. | x | ||||
| 8 | Students can learn the structure of national and international institutions, understands their functioning, and creates solutions to problems by using the concepts and theories of its field. | x | ||||
| 9 | Students internalize the concepts of social justice and the universality of law, understand the importance of social development and global competition, and analyze the similarities and differences between political systems. | x | ||||
ECTS
| ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION | ||||
| Activities | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) | |
| Course duration ( Including the exam week; 16* Total course hours) | 15 | 3 | 45 | |
| Hours for off the classroom study (Pre-study, practice) | 15 | 3 | 45 | |
| Mid-terms | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Homework | 1 | 10 | 10 | |
| Final | 1 | 20 | 20 | |
| Total Workload | 130 | |||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 5,2 | |||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 5 | |||