This course aims to present Turkish sociologists, to understand and to analyze the social structure of Turkey.
This course will include the prominent Turkish sociologists who worked fort he foundation and institutionalization of sociology in Turkey. According to main theories, contemporary social structure and issues will be analyzed.
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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
| 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
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RECOMMENDED SOURCES |
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Textbook |
Philippe Bréchon, Comportements et attitudes politiques, PUG, Grenoble, 2006 |
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Additional Resources |
Jean Baudouin, Introduction à la sociologie politique, Seuil, Paris, 1998 Pierre Bréchon, Les partis politiques, Montchrestien, coll. “Clefs”, Paris, 1999 Philippe Bréchon, Comportements et attitudes politiques, PUG, Grenoble, 2006 Philippe Braud, Le comportement électoral en France, PUF, Paris, 1973 Philippe Braud, Sociologie politique, L.G.D.J, 6ème Edition, Paris, 2002 Charles Debbasch et Jean-Marie Pontier, Introduction à la politique, Dalloz, Paris, 2000 Jean-Marie Denquin, Introduction à la science politique, Hachette, 2ème Edition, Paris, 2001 Phillipe Guillot, Introduction à la sociologie politique, Armand Colin, Paris, 1998. Gülten, Kazgan, Istanbul Gençligi, Gençlik Degerleri Araştırması 2004 (La jeunesse d’Istanbul, recherche sur les valeurs de la jeunesse 2004) , Istanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2006. Nonna Mayer et Pascal Perrineau, Les comportements politiques, Armand Colin, Paris, 1992 Yves Mény et Yves Surel, Politique Comparée, 8ème Edition, Montchrestien, Paris, 2009. Guy Michelat et Michel Simon, Classe, Religion et comportement politique, Presses de la Fondation nationale des sciences politiques et editions sociales, Paris, 1977 Anne Muxel, L’expérience politique des jeunes, Presses de Sciene po, Paris, 2001 Annick Percheron, La socialisation politique, Armand Colin, coll. “U”, Paris, 1993 Catherine Rouvier, Sociologie politique, Editions du Juris-Classeur, 3ème Edition, Paris, 2004 Stefanos Yerasimos, Günter Seufert, Nuray Mert, Gérard Groc, Harald Schüler, Kemal Can, Necmi Aydogan, Türkiye’de Sivil Toplum ve Milliyetçilik, İletişim, İstanbul, 2001 Nurhan Yentürk, Yörük Kurtaran, Gülesin Nemutlu, Türkiye’de Gençlik Çalışması ve Politikaları, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2008. |
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 | |||