-to critically engage in the seminal works of classical social theorists -Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber - and examine how their concepts, categories, and perspectives on various social issues and dynamics helped construct the social science of modern society.
-understand the logic of the theorists’ arguments and their underlying assumptions; interpret their theoretical perspectives; and assess the contrasts and compatibilities between their views.
- central concepts, themes and theories developed by classical social theorists.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes Upon the completion of this course a student: |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
Learns how classical social scientists conceptualized major sociological issues. |
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A,B,C |
Contributes to her/his intellectual development by thinking theoretically about the relationship between society, culture and the individual; the social role of religion; and the social dynamics, such as economic development and social change. |
1,2 |
A,B,C |
Course Flow
COURSE CONTENT |
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Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
Syllabus Overview and Introduction to the Course |
Course Syllabus |
2 |
Hegel |
Callinicos – (Social Theory: A Historical Introduction) Solomon -- (In the Spirit of Hegel) |
3 |
Karl Marx |
Tucker – (The Marx-Engels Reader) |
4 |
Karl Marx continued |
Tucker – (The Marx-Engels Reader) |
5 |
Karl Marx continued |
Tucker – (The Marx-Engels Reader) |
6 |
Karl Marx continued |
Tucker – (The Marx-Engels Reader) |
7 |
Emile Durkheim |
Callinicos – (Social Theory) Giddens – (Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings) |
8 |
Emile Durkheim continued |
Giddens – (Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings) |
9 |
Emile Durkheim continued |
Giddens – (Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings) |
10 |
Emile Durkheim continued |
Giddens – (Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings) Emirbayer – (Useful Durkheim) |
11 |
Max Weber |
Callinicos – (Social Theory) Weber -- (The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism) |
12 |
Max Weber continued |
Gerth and Mills – (From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) |
13 |
Max Weber continued |
Gerth and Mills – (From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology) Hennis - “The Meaning of 'Wertfreiheit' on the Background and Motives of Max Weber's "Postulate”.” Mueller – “Socialism and Capitalism in the Work of Max Weber” Mazman – “Max Weber and Émile Durkheim: A Comparative Analysis on the Theory of Social Order and the Methodological Approach to Understanding Society” |
14 |
Simmel |
Callinicos – Social Theory Frisby -- (Simmel and Since: Essays on Georg Simmel’s Social Theory) Levine - (Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms) Simmel – “Bridge and Door”
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Recommended Sources
RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
-Callinicos, Alex. 1999. Social Theory: A Historical Introdcution. New York: New York University Press.
- Gerth, Hans H. and C. Wright Mills, eds. 1958. From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology. New York: Oxford University Press.
- Giddens, Anthony, ed. 1972. Emile Durkheim: Selected Writings. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Levine, Donald N., ed. 1971. Georg Simmel on Individuality and Social Forms: Selected Writings. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
- Tucker, Robert C., ed. 1978. The Marx-Engels Reader. 2nd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
- Weber, Max. 1958. The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. Translated by T. Parsons. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. |
Additional Resources |
-Bendix, Reinhard. 1998. Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait. Vol. 2, Max Weber Classic Monographs, edited by B.S. Turner. London: Routledge.
- Emibbayer, Mustafa. 1996. “Useful Durkheim.” Sociological Theory 14(2):109- 30.
- Frisby, David. 1992. Simmel and Since: Essays on Georg Simmel’s Social Theory. London: Routledge.
- Hennis, Wilhelm, Ulrike Brisson, and Roger Brisson. 1994. “The Meaning of 'Wertfreiheit' on the Background and Motives of Max Weber's "Postulate”.” Sociological Theory, 12(2):113-25
- Kalberg, Stephen. 1996. “On the Neglect of Weber's Protestant Ethic as a Theoretical Treatise: Demarcating theParameters of Postwar American Sociological Theory.” Sociological Theory 14(1):49-70.
- Mazman, İbrahim. 2008. “Max Weber and Emile Durkheim: A Comparative Analysis on the Theory of Social Order and the Methodological Approach to Understanding Society.” Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 10(1):67-83.
- Mueller, Gerth. 1982. “Socialism and Capitalism in the Work of Max Weber.” British Journal of Sociology 33(2):151-171.
-Postone, Moishe. 1997. “Rethinking Marx (in a Post-Marxist World)”. Pp. 45-80 in Reclaiming the Sociological Classics: The State of the Scholarship, edited by C. Camic. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
-Simmel, Georg. 1994 [1909]. “Bridge and Door.” Theory, Culture and Society 11(1):5-10.
- Solomon, Robert C. 1983. In the Spirit of Hegel. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
- Wilding, Adrian. 2008. “Max Weber and the Faustian Universality of Man.” Journal of Classical Sociology 8(1):67-87. |
Material Sharing
MATERIAL SHARING |
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Outlines |
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Final Exam |
Assessment
ASSESSMENT |
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IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Class participation |
1 |
20 |
Outlines |
5 |
15 |
Discussion Leading |
5 |
25 |
Final Exam/Take-Home |
1 |
40 |
Total |
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100 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM |
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Program Learning Outcomes |
Contribution |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
To raise individuals who are proficient in research methods in social sciences, and competent in carrying out sociological research. |
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2 |
To raise individuals who develop an interdisciplinary perspective by way of taking courses not only in the field of sociology but also those offered by different faculty and departments. |
x |
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3 |
To raise individuals who have a firm grasp of the main topics and issues of the society in Turkey. |
x |
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4 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “sociology of organizations and institutions”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
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x |
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5 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “political sociology and social change”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
x |
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6 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “social inequalities/stratification”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
x |
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7 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “culture and society”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
x |
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8 |
To raise social scientists who have a command of the history of and the theories in social sciences. |
x |
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To raise individuals who have the skill of expressing themselves well, verbally and in writing, and who are knowledgeable in the main requirements of academic writing. |
x |
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10 |
To raise individuals who are capable of developing projects in different parts of the world, working for international organizations. |
x |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15x Total course hours) |
15 |
3 |
45 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
8 |
120 |
Outlines |
5 |
1 |
5 |
Final examination |
1 |
10 |
10 |
Total Work Load |
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180 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
7.2 |
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ECTS Credit of the Course |
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7 |