GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION

SOCIAL THEORY/4370046

Course Title:	SOCIAL THEORY
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	1	Compulsory/Elective	Elective

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Prof. Himmet Hülür

-- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)

http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/himmethulur

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

himmethulur@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

Student learns the scope of social theory.
Studens learns the thinkers who contricuted to the development of social theory.
Student gets knowledge about the approaches that are important in social theory.
Student learsn the ways of understanding society.
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-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is lecturing, presentation and discussion in the classrooom.

-- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES

There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.

-- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

--COURSE CONTENT
1. Week	Introducing the course content.
2. Week	The bases of social theory
3. Week	Classical Sociological Theory: Karl Marx
4. Week	Classical Sociological Theory: Emile Durkheim
5. Week	Classical Sociological Theory: Max Weber
6. Week	Modern Social Theory: Structural Functionalism
7. Week	Modern Social Theory: Neo-functionalism
8. Week	Mid-term
9. Week	Modern Social Theory: Conflict Theory
10. Week	Modern Social Theory: System Theory
11. Week	Modern Social Theory: Neo-Marxist Theory
12. Week	Modern Social Theory: Modern Feminist Theory
13. Week	Postmodern Social Theory: Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard
14. Week	Postmodern Social Theory: Jean François Lyotard, Jürgen Habermas
15. Week	Postmodern Social Theory: Zygmunt Bauman
16. Week	Final exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Ümit Tatlıcan, Sosyoloji ve Sosyal Teori Yazıları, Bursa: Sentez Yayınları George Ritzer, Modern Sosyoloji Teorileri, Çev. Himmet Hülür, Ankara: Deki Yayınları Rudolf Richter, Sosyolojik Paradigmalar, Çev. Necmeddin Doğan, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları Levis A. Coser, Sosyolojik Düşüncenin Ustaları, Çev. Himmet Hülür, Ankara: De Ki Basım Yayınları. Rob Stones, Sosyolojik Düşüncede İz Bırakanlar, İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları Charles H. Powers ve Diğerleri, Sosyolojik Teorinin Oluşumu, İstanbul: Sentez Yayınları Berch Berberoğlu, Klasik ve çağdaş Sosyal Teoriye Giriş, Çev., Can Cemgil, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi Yayınları Anthony Giddens, Sosyal TeorininTemel Problemleri, Çev., Ümit Tatlıcan, İstanbul: Paradigma Yayınları Anthony Giddens, Kapitalizm ve Sosyal Teori, Çev., Ümit Tatlıcan, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları Derek Layder, Sosyal Teoriye Giriş, Çev., Ümit Tatlıcan, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları Stephen Turner, Sosyal Teori ve Sosyoloji, Çev., Ümit Tatlıcan, İstanbul: Küre Yayınları

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, presentation, discussion

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

-- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA

	Quantity	Percentage
Mid-terms	1	40
Assignment	0	0
Exercises	0	0
Projects	0	0
Practice	0	0
Quiz	0	0
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60

-- WORKLOAD

Efficiency	Total Week Count	Weekly Duration (in hour)	Total Workload in Semester
Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week	14	3	42
Practising Hours of Course Per Week			0
Reading	14	4	56
Searching in Internet and Library	14	3	42
Designing and Applying Materials	14	3	42
Preparing Reports			0
Preparing Presentation			0
Presentation			0
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	1	3	3
Final and Studying for Final	1	3	3
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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