Contemporary Theoris of Sociology

Course Code:

SPRI 162

Course Period:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Application:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

Fransızca

Courses given by:

Işıl Zeynep TURKAN-İPEK

Course Objectives:

This course aims to analyze the contemporary sociologic approaches and social structures.

Course Content:

In this course, different sociology school that influenced the ideas and sociology theories and contemporary approaches emerged from 1990 with the globalization, will be studied.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Exam, C: Home work, KS:Short exam

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching & Learning Methods	Asssesments Methods
1) Explain contemporary sociological approaches and theories	1,3,7,8,9	1,2,3	A,C
2) Study the social rules and ethic	1,3,7,8,9	1,2,3	A,C
3) Analyze individualizm and the rise of the individualizm and social values	1,3,7,8,9	1,2,3	A,C
4) Explain modernizm and social change	1,2,3,4,7,8,9,	1,2,3	A,C
5) Study contemporary societiesand social constructs	1,4,6,7,8,9	1,2,3	A,C
6) Develop knowledge about social values, norms and the ability to critic and analyze this.	1,4,6,7,8,9	1,2,3	A,C

Course Flow

Week	Topics
1	General Introduction: course content and methodology
2	Contemporary definitions of sociology (1945-1965)
3	Raymon Boudon and his sociology: methodological individualism
4	Pierre Bourdieu and thinking about inequalities
5	Quiz 1
6	American approaches: functionalism and structuralism
7	Interaction and interactionism
8	Midterm Exam
9	Alain Touraine and his sociology
10	Individualism, Socialization and Stratification
11	Social change and mobility
12	Quiz II
13	Anthony Giddens and theories of modernization
14	Michel Foucault and social surveillance
15	Final exam

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES
Textbook		MOLENAT, Xavier, La sociologie, Histoire, Idées, Courants, Paris, Ed. Sciences Humaines, 2009. MONTOUSSE, Marc, 100 fiches pour comprendre la sociologie, Paris, Bréal, 2009.
Additionnal Resources		ANSART, Pierre, Les sociologies contemporaines, Paris, Points, Seuil, 1990. ARON, Raymond, Les étapes de la pensée sociologique, Paris, Gallimard, 1976. BERAUT, Céline et COULMONT, Baptiste, Les courants contemporains de la sociologie, Paris, Licence, PUF, 2008. BERTHELOT, Jean-Michel, La construction de la sociologie, Paris, “Que sais-je?”, PUF, 2005. BLOESS, Françoise, ETIENNE, Jean, ROUX, Jean-Paul et ROUX, Jean-Pierre, Dictionnaire de sociologie, Paris, Hatier, 2004. BOURDIEU, Pierre, Questions de sociologie, Paris, Minuit, 2002. DURAND, Jean-Pierre et Weil Robert, Sociologie contemporaine, Paris, Ed. Vigot, 2006. DURKHEIM, Emile, Les règles de la méthode sociologique, Paris, Quadrige Grands Textes, PUF, 2007. GIDDENS, Anthony, Les conséquences de la modernité, Paris, L’Harmattan, 2000. NISBET, Robert, La tradition sociologique, Paris, PUF, 2005. Dictionnaire de la Sociologie, Larousse, Paris, 1999.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents		Further reading can be found in Classroom
Assignments
Exams		2 quiz, 1 midterm, 1 final exam

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	20
Quizzes	2	40
Assignment	0	0
	Total	60
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADES		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADES		60
	Total	100
COURSE CATEGORY

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	2	30
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Short exam (presentation, quiz)	2	10	20
Homework	0	0	0
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			135
Total Workload / 25 (h)			5,4
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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