From Daily Life to Social Theory(SOC461)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC461 | From Daily Life to Social Theory | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Elective |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Didem DANIŞ ŞENYÜZ didemdanis@yahoo.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | To render the students capable of constructing ties between their spontaneous observations of daily life and the theoretical and conceptual tools that they have acquired during the first two years of the program. |
| Content | The theme of the course is modified every year according to the actuality and the general domains of interests of the students. This semester’s theme has been determined as “society and mass consumption”. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students will be able to: Elaborate a sociological questioning from one’s daily observations concerning the theme of the course, carry on a research with a certain empirical dimension, present one’s research. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course is organized as a participative seminar. The lecture courses at the beginning of the semester are envisaged to introduce the phenomenon to be studied during the semester and to take stock of the theories and studies on the domain. The students are asked for contributing to the course by their presentations on a more restricted subject covered by the theme and by participating to the discussions following the presentations. |
| References |
Jean Baudrillard, La société de consommation, Paris, Gallimard, 1968 Benoît Heilbrunn, La consommation et ses sociologies, Paris, Armand Colin, 2005 Pierre Bourdieu, La distinction. Critique sociale du jugement, Paris, Éditions de minuit, 1979 (pp 255-261). Thorstein Veblen, La théorie de la classe de loisir, Paris, Gallimard, 1979 Herbert Marcuse, L'Homme unidimensionnel: Essai sur l'idéologie de la société industrielle avancée , Paris, Editions de Minuit, 1968 Simon Langlois, « Nouvelles orientations en sociologie de la consommation », L’Année sociologique, numéro spécial Voies nouvelles en sociologie, volume 52, numéro 1, 2002 : 83-103. Nicolas Herpin, « Au delà de la consommation de masse? Une discussion critique des sociologues de la modernité », L’Année sociologique, 1993, numéro 43, 295-315. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | General introduction and the presentation of the course |
| 2 | Introduction to the birth of mass consummation and the evolution of the consumption societies |
| 3 | Continuation of the 2nd week, a comparative look |
| 4 | Presentation: The genesis of the concept of “consumption society” and its theoretical development |
| 5 | Presentation: The history of the transformation of the capitalist society to consumption society |
| 6 | Presentation: Conspicuous consumption and the Turkish television series |
| 7 | Presentation: The consumption practices of technological devices in popular classes |
| 8 | Presentation: The consumption society and the recently urbanized social strata. |
| 9 | Presentation: Consumption society and its impact on the transformation of traditional ethics. |
| 10 | Presentation: The conditioning of the young electorate towards the consumption domain. |
| 11 | Presentation: Consumption society and human body |
| 12 | Presentation: The contradictions between the necessities of the consumption society and the traditional socialisation processes. |
| 13 | Presentation: The culture industry and the consumption society |
| 14 | Overall evaluation |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 0 | 50 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 0 | 50 |
| Toplam | 0 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 50 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 0 | 0 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 50 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 0 | 100 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The student will be able to recognize and assess the essential theoretical perspectives both in sociology and its related domains. | X | ||||
| 2 | The student will be able to make use of the major theoretical analyses and sociological concepts in his/her own research topics. | X | ||||
| 3 | The student will be able to articulate sociological perspective and reasoning with social and historical facts, and to interpret social and historical issues with a sociological eye. | X | ||||
| 4 | The student will be able to assess the current state of research and knowledge on the classical and contemporary domains of sociological inquiry as well as its relevant fields. | X | ||||
| 5 | The student will be able to design and conduct a sociological research with appropriate theoretical construction and empirical methods. | X | ||||
| 6 | The student will be able to produce a written research report that relates research questions to empirical findings. | X | ||||
| 7 | The student will be able to appropriately use both quantitative and qualitative methodologies. | X | ||||
| 8 | The student will be able to make appropriate use of statistical software programs for data processing and analysis. | |||||
| 9 | The student will be able to make appropriate use of statistical software programs for data processing and analysis. | X | ||||
| 10 | Graduates will be able to follow the scientific production both in English and French as well as Turkish. | X | ||||
| 11 | Graduates will be able to develop a comparative and interdisciplinary approach which will integrate sociology within a broader social science perspective. | X | ||||
| 12 | Graduates will be able to interpret the history and modernization of Turkey through its sociological consequences. | X | ||||
| 13 | The student will be able to intervene to social and political processes in order to propose possible solutions to the problems caused by social inequalities and discriminations. | X | ||||
| 14 | The student will be able to develop a reflexive point of view on his/her position as a a sociologist as well as a researcher. | X | ||||
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 10 | 5 | 50 |
| Assignments | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Presentation | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 122 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4,88 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||