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Course Code and
name |
EKO111 Sociology |
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Course Type |
Compulsory |
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Course Credit |
3 0 3 |
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ECTS Credit |
5 |
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Lecturer |
Erdal
Aksoy |
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Pre-requisite(s) |
None |
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Course
Length |
1
semester/3 hours each week |
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Course Content |
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A brief examination of the concepts of science,
social science and sociology, principal features and forms of scientific
knowledge, the methods of collecting
and processing scientific data and information, -
The evaluation
of the significance of science in the organization of human social life in
contemporary society. -
Culture, the individual and social interaction (the
processes, forms, strategies and consequences of socialization within life
cycle). -
Social
stratification, groups and organizations, and forms of social control. -
Kinship,
marriage and the family, education, and work and economic life as some of the
basic social institutions within their wider context and under the influence
of current tendencies and developments. |
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Course
Objective and Fulfillments to be obtained by Students |
At the end
of this course the student understands the meaning of and manages to assess
his/her life experience within the concepts of science, social science and
sociology, principal features and forms of scientific knowledge, the methods of collecting and processing
scientific data and information, the significance of science in the
organization of human social life in contemporary society, the concepts of
culture, the individual and social interaction (the processes, forms,
strategies and consequences of socialization within life cycle), social
stratification, groups and organizations, and forms of social control,
examining kinship, marriage and the family, education, and work and economic
life as some of the basic social institutions within their wider context and
under the influence of current tendencies and developments. |
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References |
BILTON, Tony and
the others.(1987) Introductory Socıology: COLE, Stephan(1999), Sosyolojik Düşünme Yöntemi,(Trans.
by Bekir Demirkol) DÖNMEZER, Sulhi. (1994) Toplumbilim,
İstanbul:Beta Basım Yayım. FICHTER, Joseph. (1996)Sosyoloji Nedir?( Trans. by
Nilgün Çelebi), GIDDENS, Anthony. (1994)Sosyolojiye
Eleştirel bir Yaklaşım, (Trans. by Ruhi Esengün,
İsmail Öğretir), İstanbul. GIDDENS, Anthony.(2003) Introduction to Sociology, SEZAL, İhsan (ed.) Sosyolojiye Giriş, ZANDEN, J.W. Vander. (1993) Sociology,
The Core, |
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Teaching
Method |
Lectures and
classroom discussions |
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Assessment
Method |
Written exam (two midterms (50%) and one final (50%) |
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Instruction Language |
Turkish |