COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Classical Theories of Sociology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SOC 221
Fall
3
0
3
6
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Group Work
Case Study
Q&A
Critical feedback
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s)
Course Objectives To introduce the classical theories of sociology by discussing certain theorists whose works have shaped the discipline and to discuss the effects of them on the development of the discipline itself.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • · demonstrate sociological imagination by juxtaposing common sense with sociological understandings
  • · evaluate the ideas of significant names in classical sociological theory.
  • · differentiate and compare basic theoretical approaches by recognizing their concepts.
  • · apply sociological theories to understand social phenomena
  • · understand the real world from a more critical, reflexive and sociologically-informed perspective
Course Description The course introduces classical theories of sociology. The main approaches in the discipline are examined through the discussion of the names like Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber, George Simmel George Herbert Mead.
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Course Category

 Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Presentation and overview of the course
2 The Development of Sociological Theory Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp. 1- 27.
3 The Development of Sociological Theory Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 2- 21.
4 Karl Marx I Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 43- 47. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp. 31- 50.
5 Karl Marx II Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 48- 70. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp. 51-70
6 Karl Marx III Hadden, R. W. (1997). Sociological Theory an Introduction to the Classical Tradition, pp. 39- 84.
7 Emile Durkheim I Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 76- 91. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp.77- 97.
8 Midterm
9 Emile Durkheim II Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 92- 111. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp.98- 110.
10 Max Weber I Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 112- 126. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp. 117- 128.
11 Max Weber II Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 127- 157. Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century, pp. 129- 148.
12 Georg Simmel I Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 158- 174.
13 Georg Simmel II Ritzer, G. 2010. Sociological Theory, pp. 174-188.
14 Phenomenological Sociology Ferguson, Harvie (2006). Phenomenological Sociology: Insight and Experience in Modern Society, pp. 1- 15; 208- 211.
15 Evaluation of the Semester
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks

Ritzer, G. (2010). Sociological Theory (8th ed.). McGraw Hill.

Dillon, M. (2020). Introduction to sociological theory: Theorists, concepts, and their applicability to the twenty-first century. John Wiley & Sons.

Hadden, R. W. (1997). Sociological Theory an Introduction to the Classical Tradition. Broadview Press.

Ferguson, H. (2006). Phenomenological Sociology: Insight and Experience in Modern Society. Sage.
Suggested Readings/Materials

Turner, J. H. (2001). Handbook of sociological theory. Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers.

 

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
20
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
1
15
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
2
65
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
35
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
15
3
45
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
1
20
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
28
Final Exams
1
39
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.

 X
2

To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.

3

To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.

 X
4

To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.
5

To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.

 X
6

To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.

 X
7

To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.

 X
8

To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

 X
9

To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.
10

To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.

11

To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.
13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest