Marx, Weber, Durkheim: The Formation of Modern Social Thought(SOC 501)
| Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theory | Practice | Lab | Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 501 | Marx, Weber, Durkheim: The Formation of Modern Social Thought | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7,5 |
| Prerequisites | |
| Admission Requirements |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Type | Compulsory |
| Course Level | Masters Degree |
| Course Instructor(s) | İpek MERÇİL imercil@gmail.com (Email) |
| Assistant | |
| Objective | Elaborate theoretical and methodological roots of sociological thinking through principal works of Marx, Weber et Durkheim. |
| Content | The theme of the course is changed every year through the subjects preferred by students according to their areas of work. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
Students will be able to: • rebuild the theoretical and conceptual tools. • make a conceptual exercise in comparing methodologies from different contexts of these three authors. • learn how to build links between the roots of the discipline of sociology and contemporary discussions. |
| Teaching and Learning Methods | The course is organized as a participatory seminar. Students are required to contribute in making exposed on a subject covered by the smaller theme and participating in discussions following the presentation. |
| References |
Louis Althusser, Ecrits philosophiques et politiques, Paris, Librairie generale française, 1999. Raymond Aron, Les étapes de la pensée sociologique, Paris, Gallimard, 1967. Philippe Besnard, L'anomie: ses usages et ses fonctions dans la discipline sociologique depuis Durkheim, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1987. Emile Durkheim, Le Suicide: étude de sociologie, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1995. Emile Durkheim, Leçons de sociologie, Paris, Presses Universitaires de France, 1995. Erich Fromm, Marx's concept of man, New York, F. Ungar Pub. Co. , 1966. Julien Freund, Max Weber et la sociologie française, Paris, Harmattan, 1997. Anthony Giddens, Capitalism and modern social theory: an analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1971. Karl Marx, Contribution à la critique de l'économie politique (1818-1883), Paris, Ed. sociales, 1972. François Perroux, Aliénation et société industrielle, Paris, Gallimard, 1970. Max Weber, Economie et societe: l'organisation et les puissances de la societe dans leur rapport avec l'économie, Paris, Pocket, 1995. Max Weber, L'éthique protestante et l'esprit du capitalisme, Paris, Flammarion, 2002. |
Theory Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|---|
| 1 | General introduction and presentation of seminar |
| 2 | Introduction to the birth of sociological perspective and the evolution of industrial societies |
| 3 | Following the second week, comparative look |
| 4 | Presentation: The relationship between the individual and society on the basis of the ideas of Marx, Durkheim and Weber |
| 5 | Presentation : The main thoughts about social stratification |
| 6 | Presentation : The idea of “alienation” in contemporary societies |
| 7 | Presentation: Understanding the methodology of Marx through the journal excerpts from the book "Capital". |
| 8 | Presentation: Sociological interpretations of the works of Marx. |
| 9 | Presentation : Understanding the emergence of sociological methodology starting from the review of the book "Suicide" Durkheim |
| 10 | Presentation: The redefinition of anomie against social conditions of our time. |
| 11 | Presentation: Understanding the socio-economic relations of contemporary society through the book "Protestant Ethic of Capitalism" Weber. |
| 12 | Presentation : Understanding the concept of "legitimacy" of Weber until today |
| 13 | Presentation: A comparative study about methodologies of three authors in their historical context. |
| 14 | General evaluation |
Practice Topics
| Week | Weekly Contents |
|---|
Contribution to Overall Grade
| Number | Contribution | |
|---|---|---|
| Toplam | 0 | 0 |
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 | 0 |
| Portfolio Study | 0 | 0 |
| Reports | 0 | 0 |
| Learning Diary | 0 | 0 |
| Thesis/ Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 0 | 0 |
| Toplam | 0 | 50 |
| No | Program Learning Outcomes | Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | The student will be able to develop a critical perspective towards fundamental sociological theories. | X | ||||
| 2 | The student will acquire the necessary qualifications that will allow her / him to contribute to the theoretical and empirical accumulation of knowledge in the sociological domain. | X | ||||
| 3 | The student will be capable of applying different research techniques to different sociological issues. | |||||
| 4 | The student will be able to contribute to the invention of new methods of research by developing a critical point of view towards empirical research methods and techniques. | |||||
| 5 | The student will develop an intersocietal and intercultural viewpoint. | |||||
| 6 | The student will be able to develop her/his capacity of reflecting on the ethical problems of sociological research and of finding solutions to overcome them. | |||||
| 7 | The student will be able to identify the relation between the research objectives and the research design in order to propose and conduct a research proposal. | |||||
| 8 | The student will be able to evaluate the research data and to report the research results as well as will acquire the capacity of drawing theoretical and macro conclusions from these results. | X | ||||
| 9 | The student will acquire the ability to reason qualitatively departing from qualitative data. | |||||
| 10 | The student will acquire the capacity of producing knowledge with fundamental concepts belonging to the subfields of sociology. | X | ||||
| 11 | The student will be capable of analysing everyday life practices relating them to the sociological theories. | |||||
| 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 | ||