Course Information

Course Title	Code	Semester	L+U Hour	Credits	ECTS
CURRENT SOCIETY - CULTRAL RELATIONS	14006002		3 + 0	3.0	10.0

Prerequisites

None

Language of Instruction	Turkish
Course Level	Graduate Degree
Course Type	Elective
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator
Instructors
Assistants
Goals	The main objective of this course is to understand, inquire and model the relations between social structure, culture and individuals.
Course Content	In this course, major theoretical debates on the relations between social structure, culture and individuals are discussed. Besides, a critical overview of works relevant to these subjects, particularly focusing on the case of Turkey, are also debated.
Learning Outcomes	1) Understanding the analysis of the relations between social structure, culture and individuals. 2) Understanding the fundamentals of relations between society and culture in Turkey

Week	Topics	Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques	Study Materials
1. Week	Social structure and institutions	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
2. Week	Social relations in Turkey	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
3. Week	Debates on culture and identity	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
4. Week	Social and cultural structure in Turkey	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
5. Week	Methodology in Cultural Analysis	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
6. Week	Semiotics	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
7. Week	Hermeneutics	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
8. Week	Historical Comparison	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)
9. Week	Discourse Analysis	Discussion	Presentation (Including Preparation Time)

Recommended Sources

Edles,L. D.(2003) 21 th Century Sociology :Cultural Sociology in Practice. Oxford:Blackwell.

Kasapoglu,A.,Ecevit,M. (2004) Culture and Social Structure: Identity in Turkey. Human Studies,27:137-167.

Mardin,Ş. (1995) Din ve ideoloji. İstanbul:iletişim.

*DK = Course's Contrubution.

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Level of contribution	None	Very Low	Low	Fair	High	Very High

Event	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week)	14	3	42
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening)	14	7	98
Homework	2	20	40
Presentation (Including Preparation Time)	2	10	20
Report (Including Preparation and presentation Time)	14	4	56
Final Exam	1	30	30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course			30