Ordu University Lifelong Learning Programme

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type of Course Unit	Year of Study	Semester	Number of ECTS Credits
SOS3142016138	BODY SOCIOLOGY	Elective	3	6	3

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to help the students gain an understanding of the major intellectual debates that guide the study of the body and body-related processes in sociology.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Yrd. Doç. Dr. Murat Yüksel

Learning Outcomes

1	Comprehend the general framework of sociology of body.
2	Comprehend the emergence of sociology of body and its reasons.
3	Acquire profound knowledge about the sociological examination of the human body as a cultural phenomenon.

Mode of Delivery

Formal Education

Prerequisites and co-requisities

None

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

The content of this course: sociological examination of the human body as a cultural phenomenon that intersects with identity, health, illness, disability and gender.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Theoretical	Practice	Laboratory
1	Body between nature and culture
2	Restless Corpses: Freud, pressure and Apotheosis
3	How The Social World Is “My Perception”: The Social Phenomenology Of The Body
4	Cultural Setup of the organism or disease condition
5	The Construction Of Childhood
6	Youth as a type of modern body
7	The Social State Of Old Age
8	Midterms
9	The Construction Of The Female Body As An Identity
10	The Subtle Power Of The Body: Masculinity
11	Sociology of clean and dirty
12	Kitchen, dining and social world
13	Sports: Gentlemanly Manners Of The Body
14	The bodies of physical and symbolic violence
15	Overall assessment and conclusion
16	Final Examination

Recommended or Required Reading

Canatan, Kadir. (2011). Beden Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: Açılım Kitap. Işık, Emre. (1998). Beden ve Toplum Kuramı. İstanbul: Bağlam Yayınları.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities	Quantity	Weight
SUM		0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri		40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri		60
SUM		100

Language of Instruction

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination	2	4	8
Final Examination	1	2	2
Makeup Examination	1	2	2
Attending Lectures	14	2	28
Discussion	14	2	28
Question-Answer	14	2	28
Reading	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

	PO 1	PO 2	PO 3	PO 4	PO 5	PO 6	PO 7	PO 8	PO 9	PO 10	PO 11	PO 12	PO 13
LO1	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4
LO2	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5
LO3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High