Theories of social stratification, ideology and inequalities, social class, gender, ethnic discrimination; social stratification in Turkey.
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Course Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Teaching Methods |
Assessment Methods |
1 Gains sociological knowledge on concepts of social equality and inequality |
3,5,6 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
2 Learns the relations among ideologies and social inequality |
3,5,6,8 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
3 Learns classical and modern sociological theories on inequality |
3,5,6,8 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
4 Gains theorethical knowledge on relationships between inequality and other social concepts such as gender, ethnicity, media etc. |
3,5,6,8 |
1,2,3 |
A,C |
Course Flow
Week |
Topics |
Study Materials |
1 |
INTRODUCTION |
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2 |
THE CONCEPT OF EQUALITY AND TYPES OF EQUALITY |
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3 |
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL STRATIFICATION |
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4 |
IDEOLOGIES AND INEQUALITIES |
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5 |
CLASSICAL THEORETICAL APPROACHES |
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6 |
MODERN THEORETICAL APPROACHES |
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7 |
Midterm Exam |
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8 |
SOCIAL CLASS |
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9 |
GENDER |
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10 |
WOMEN AND POVERTY |
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11 |
ETHNICITY |
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12 |
MEDIA AND INEQUALITIES |
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13 |
INEQUALITIES AND THE EDUCATION SYSTEM |
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14 |
REVIEW AND CASE STUDIES |
Recommended Sources
Textbook |
Kerbo, Harold. Social stratification and inequality: class conflict in historical, comparative, and global perspective. McGraw-Hill, 2009 |
Additional Resources |
Rothman, Robert. Inequality and stratification: race, class, and gender. Pearson, 2004 Turner, Bryan. Equality. Routledge 1986 |
Material Sharing
Documents |
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Assignments |
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Exams |
Assessment
IN-TERM STUDIES |
NUMBER |
PERCENTAGE |
Mid-terms |
1 |
40 |
Quizzes |
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Assignment |
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Total |
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40 |
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE |
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60 |
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE |
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40 |
Total |
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100 |
COURSE CATEGORY |
Expertise/Field Courses |
Course’s Contribution to Program
No |
Program Learning Outcomes |
Katkı Düzeyi |
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
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1 |
To raise individuals who are proficient in research methods in social sciences, and competent in carrying out sociological research. |
X |
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2 |
To raise individuals who develop an interdisciplinary perspective by way of taking courses not only in the field of sociology but also those offered by different faculty and departments. |
X |
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3 |
To raise individuals who have a firm grasp of the main topics and issues of the society in Turkey. |
X |
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4 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “sociology of organizations and institutions”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
X |
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5 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “political sociology and social change”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
X |
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6 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “social inequalities/stratification”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
X |
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7 |
To raise social scientists who are competent in “culture and society”, one of the major areas of sociology. |
X |
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8 |
To raise social scientists who have a command of the history of and the theories in social sciences. |
X |
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9 |
To raise individuals who have the skill of expressing themselves well, verbally and in writing, and who are knowledgeable in the main requirements of academic writing. |
X |
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10 |
To raise individuals who are capable of developing projects in different parts of the world, working for international organizations. |
X |
ECTS
ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION |
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Activities |
Quantity |
Duration |
Total |
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours) |
14 |
3 |
42 |
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice) |
15 |
5 |
75 |
Mid-terms |
1 |
8 |
8 |
Homework |
1 |
17 |
14 |
Final examination |
1 |
3 |
3 |
Total Work Load |
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142 |
Total Work Load / 25 (h) |
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5,68 |
ECTS Credit of the Course |
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6 |