| Course Name | Sociology of Religion |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC 328 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | English | |||||
| Course Type | Elective | |||||
| Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionQ&ALecture / Presentation | |||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The course surveys major sociological theories and studies that have appeared to explain the place and the function of religion in social life. In doing this, the students are expected to develop an understanding in how religion has shaped individual and public life; what changes appeared in social roles of religion over time; and why religion still matters in social, individual as well as political life. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | The course covers a wide range of sociological theories and studies on social functions of religions (social unity, control, order, discipline); how it motivates social action, organizations and movements; and on the understanding of individual religiosity and its social reflections. To uncover changing role and place of religion, the course also relates the question of religion to major social transformations including modernization, secularization, postmodernity and globalization |
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| Major Area Courses | X | |
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| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introduction to the course. | |
| 2 | Classical Theories on Religion | 1) Textbook II. “The Sociology of Religion in Late Modernity” 3-16 2) Textbook I: “Macro Perspectives: Classical Sociologists and their Theories of Religion” 30-48; Durkheim, Marx, Weber. 3) Spickard, J. V. (2006). What is happening to religion? Six sociological narratives. Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, 19(1), 13-29. |
| 3 | Contemporary Problems/Short Presentations | Textbook II: “Great Narratives: Modernity, Postmodernity, Globalization, Secularization” 75-97. 2) Textbook III. Secularization, sacralization. 124-140. |
| 4 | Contemporary Perspectives: Bellah, Berger, and others/Short Presentations | 1) Bellah, R. N. (2005). Civil religion in America. Daedalus, 134(4), 40-55. 2) Berger, P. L. (2007). Religion in a globalizing world. Media Development, 54(3), 35. 3) Heelas, P. (2006). Challenging secularization theory: the growth of" New Age" spiritualities of life. Hedgehog Review, 8(1/2), 46. |
| 5 | Religion and Politics/Short Presentations | 1) Textbook II: 297-315. 2) Rochford Jr, E. B. (2007). Chapter Nine. The Sociology Of New Religious Movements. In American Sociology of Religion (pp. 253-290). Brill. |
| 6 | Religion and Social Institutions I/Short Presentations | Ebaugh, H. R. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of religion and social institutions. Springer Science & Business Media. |
| 7 | Religion and Social Institutions II/Short Presentations | Ebaugh, H. R. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of religion and social institutions. Springer Science & Business Media. 20-34Ebaugh, H. R. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of religion and social institutions. Springer Science & Business Media. 20-34 |
| 8 | Religion and Social Institutions III/Short Presentations | Ebaugh, H. R. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of religion and social institutions. Springer Science & Business Media. 20-34Ebaugh, H. R. (Ed.). (2006). Handbook of religion and social institutions. Springer Science & Business Media. 20-34 |
| 9 | Midterm Exam | |
| 10 | Religion and Social Institutions IV | 1) Textbook III: 221-242. 2)Mahmood, S. (2011). Politics of piety: The Islamic revival and the feminist subject. Princeton University Press. |
| 11 | Religion and Gender | 1) Textbook II: 179-189. 2) Tucker, J. (2002). New age religion and the cult of the self. SOCIETY-NEW BRUNSWICK-, 39(2), 46-51. |
| 12 | Religion and Spirituality | Turner pp.364-383 (Blackboard) |
| 13 | Future Directions in Religion | Book II. pp.384-425. |
| 14 | Presentations | |
| 15 | Presentations | |
| 16 | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | BOOK I: I. Furseth & P. Repstad (2006) An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion, Classical and Contemporary Perspectives, London: Ashgate.
BOOK II: M. Dillon (Edit.) (2003) Handbook of the Sociology of Religion, London: Cambridge University Press.
BOOK III: B. Turner (Edit) (2003) Sociology of Religion, Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury | 1 | 20 |
| Project | ||
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | 1 | 30 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
| Total |
| 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 | 1 | 20 | |
| Project | |||
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | 1 | 27 | |
| Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
| Total | 180 |
| # | 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. | |||||
| 8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. | |||||
| 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. | X | ||||
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