SOCIOLOGY OF SOCIAL MVTS.
ogajac@gsu.edu.tr
Content
Objective
The student must master the main theories explaining the sociological nature of social movements (economic and identity paradigms). The student should familiarize himself with various types of contemporary movements (Altermondialism, Ecology, Feminism).
Course Content
This course aims at giving students a definition of social movement and at introducing them to the main sociological methodologies specific to their analysis. By following the histories of various social mobilizations, we will understand the different significations given at organizational commitment and seize the type of identity construction that corresponds to militancy.
In the mean time, we will interest ourselves in the resources and strategies at the disposal of social movements to support their actions. At last, we will try to determine the nature and the dynamics of social conflict in so far as this allows the emergence of new thematics within public policies and new social forms of association.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the semester, the student must be able to use the analytical and conceptual instruments given by sociology to apprehend the different types of social movements in contemporary society (claims and discourses, repertoires, organizational forms). The student will be capable of replacing and situate the social movements in the social history of collective mobilizations.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, readings, debates, videos.
References
Online sharing.
Weekly Contents
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | Why and How Studying Social movements ? |
| 2 | The nature of social movement : economic paradigm |
| 3 | The nature of social movement : identity paradigm |
| 4 | What is a militant ? Sociological approaches to militancy |
| 5 | Sociology of historical mobilizations : ecology and feminism |
| 6 | Altermondialism I : the transnationalization of social movements |
| 7 | Altermondialism II : Sociography of a world-wide commitment |
| 8 | Think relationaly social movements ? Social Emotions |
| 9 | The violence |
| 10 | Social Mobilizations and political systems |
| 11 | The symbolic construction of social movements. |
| 12 | Social movements and social order : the good management of anomic |
| 13 | The arab spring : facebook revolution ? |
| 14 | Forms and types of contemporary movements in France and World-wide |
Assessment System
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade | 1 | 40 |
| Contribution of final exam to overall grade | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 2 | 100 |
| Activities | Number | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 0 | 0 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 40 |
| 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 |
| Total | 1 | 40 |
Relation of Proficiency
| 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. | X | ||||
| 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 | ||||
ECTS
| Activities | Number | Period | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Working Hours out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Midterm Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Final Examinations (including preparation) | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Total Workload | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 | 4.56 | ||
| Credits ECTS | 5 | ||