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SHZ 326 - Sociology of Culture

Faculty of Health Sciences · Social Work · Undergraduate

ECTS: 5 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Departmental Elective
Coordinator: Prof. Dr. Kadir CANATAN

Course Objective

To compare different cultures and societies in terms of method, purpose and findings, to examine economic and political functioning of different societies and cultures, family, kinship, religion and other belief systems and rituals. Comprehension of cultural symbols

Course Content

Introduction to cultural science, social and cultural anthropology concepts and theories

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Embrace the content of sociology and community relations
  2. Gain the general framework of sociology
  3. See sociology's method and understanding system in general terms
  4. Understands basic sociological concepts
  5. Learn how to make basic sociological approaches in society
  6. Reach the philosophy of social value and structure of Turkish society

Core Area Distribution

(22) Humanities%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionDiscussion

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)14342
Out of Class Study Period16116
Midterm111
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final155

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Sosyoloji nedir?
2Toplum, Toplumsal davranış ve Toplumsal ilişkiler
3Birey ve toplum ilişkisi
4Sosyolojinin diğer sosyal bilimlerle ilişkisi
5Sosyolojinin ortaya çıkış sürecini hazırlayan etmenler
6Postmodernite ve sosyal teori
7Bilgi, araştırma ve sosyoloji
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9Sosyal araştırmalar ve etik
10Kültür
11Sosyal etkileşim
12Sosyal gruplar ve örgüt
13Sosyal sapma ve suç
14Genel Değerlendirme
15Sınava Hazırlık
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı