Social Stratification and Mobility(SOC213)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC213 | Social Stratification and Mobility | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
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| Course Type | |
| Course Level | Bachelor Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | Kamil Cem ÖZATALAY cozatalay@gsu.edu.tr (Email) |
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Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Presentation of the course |
| 2 | Naming and Classifying: Fundamental Instruments of the Modern Mind to Understand and Explain Social Reality |
| 3 | Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism and the Birth of Egalitariansm in Rights. |
| 4 | The emergence of the concept of class throughout the social question discussions - Karl Marx |
| 5 | The view on social inequalities and classes in classical sociology (I) - Emile Durkheim |
| 6 | The view on social inequalities and classes in classical sociology (II) - Maurice Halbwachs |
| 7 | The view on social inequalities and classes in classical sociology (III) - Max Weber |
| 8 | Mid-term examination |
| 9 | British post-war sociology: Mourning for the old society's working-class culture. (Hoggart, Young, Wilmott, etc.) |
| 10 | The Davis-Moore Theory and emergence of the sociology of mobility and stratification in the United States. |
| 11 | Social space theory of Pierre Bourdieu |
| 12 | J. H. Goldthorpe: From Affluent Worker Thesis to Service Class |
| 13 | Eric Olin Wright: Contradictory Class Positions Approach |
| 14 | Current Classifications of Social Class and Occupational Groups |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
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Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Toplam | 2 | 100 |
In-Term Studies
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 2 | 100 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Other Applications | 0 | 0 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 |
| Term Paper/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Workload | 0 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 0,00 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 0 | ||