Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SGSOS1322014145 CULTURE SOCIOLOGYElective123
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
to understand culture with the sociological perspective
Name of Lecturer(s)
Yrd. Doç. Dr. Mehmet KOCA
Learning Outcomes
1to understand the areas of study and methods of the culture of sociology
2to understand basic concepts and frames of the culture of sociology
3to learn contemporary approaches to the social dimension of culture
4to understand the methods of analysis of cultural forms and processes
Mode of Delivery
Evening Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Definition and areas of the culture of sociology
2Sociological perspectives to culture
3Cultural turn in the social sciences
4The symbolic construction of community
5Ethnic grups and their constructions
6Nation and construcion of nation
7Political Culture
8Mid-Term
9the political culture Gramsci and the concept of Hegemony
10State and Culture
11Identity and the Theories of Identity
12collective Identities and Their Constuctions
13Identity Politics and New Social Movements
14Migration, Identity and Culture
15Revise of course
16Final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Anthony Cohen, 1999, Topluluğun simgesel Kuruluşu, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Fredrick Barth, 2001, Etnik Gruplar ve Sınırları, Ankara: Bağlam Yayıncılık Ian Chambers, Göç, Kültür, Kimlik, Ayrıntı, İstanbul, 1994 Raymond Williams, 1991, Kültür, Ankara: İmge Nuri Bilgin, 1994, Sosyal Bilimlerin Kavşağında Kimlik Sorunu, İzmir: Ege Yayıncılık Fredric Jameson, 2005, Kültürel Dönemeç, Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Antonio Gramsci, Hapishane defterleri, Belge Yayınları, İstanbul, 1997
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
SUM0
Yarıyıl (Yıl) İçi Etkinlikleri40
Yarıyıl (Yıl) Sonu Etkinlikleri60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Turkish
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination122
Final Examination122
Makeup Examination122
Attending Lectures14342
Reading14342
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)90
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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16
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LO2         5      
LO3         5      
LO4         5      
* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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