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COURSE DESCRIPTION

CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY/5930001

Course Title:	CULTURAL SOCIOLOGY
Credits	3	ECTS	7.5
Semester	2	Compulsory/Elective	Compulsory

COURSE INFO

-- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION

Turkish

-- NAME OF LECTURER(S)

Assoc.Prof. HAYATİ BEŞİRLİ

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

www.gazi.edu.tr/hbesirli

-- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)

hbesirli@gazi.edu.tr

-- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT

to have an advanced sociological imagination and awareness of social facts
to detect social problems accuaretely, see the social factors that give rise to these problems and find sociological solutions
to be able to analyze XIX century conditions that provided the emergence of sociology as a science and double revolutions processes that accelerated i
to comprehend the founders of sociology that marked the classical period
to evaluate XX. century major theorists and their effects of sociological theory
to understand sociological conceptualization (globalisation, multiculturalism, identity, postmodernism) in a critical way.
to use of sociological knowledge with a sufficient knowledge of the method for solving practical problems
to have ability to use both theory and practice in a research
to learn the subbranches of sociology (literature, art, information, culture, religion, economics, politics, family sociology, etc.)for studying effec
to have a capacity to associate sociology with other social sciences (history, philosophy, psychology, political science, literature, business,

-- MODE OF DELIVERY

The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face

-- 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	Meaning and content of the Concept of Culture
2. Week	The concept of civilization,the difference between culture and civilization
3. Week	sociology of Culture
4. Week	pioneers of Sociology of Culture
5. Week	Herder, Vico, Dilthey, Weber
6. Week	Cultural changes
7. Week	Cultural clashes
8. Week	Local and global culture
9. Week	midterm exam
10. Week	culture and media
11. Week	Culture and alienation
12. Week	Hermeneotik and culture, critical theory and culture
13. Week	Culture and natural sciences
14. Week	text reading
15. Week	general assesment
16. Week	final exam

-- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING

Kültür Sosyolojisi, Hece yayınları P.Rabinow, Toplum Bilimlerinde Yorumcu Yaklaşım M.Turhan, Kültür Değişmeleri R.Williams, Kültür E.Morin, Avrupa

-- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS

Lecture, Question & Answer,

-- WORK PLACEMENT(S)

Not Applicable

-- 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	8	3	24
Searching in Internet and Library	5	5	25
Designing and Applying Materials			0
Preparing Reports	4	4	16
Preparing Presentation	5	4	20
Presentation	5	5	25
Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term	5	4	20
Final and Studying for Final	4	4	16
Other			0
TOTAL WORKLOAD:			188
TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25:			7.52
ECTS:			7.5

-- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

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3						X
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