COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

Course Name
Economic Sociology
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SOC 417
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
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is an introduction to the sociological examination of economy and economic relations. It aims to provide an understanding of economic action as socially, politically and culturally embedded activity.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • · Describe basic concepts and theoretical approaches guided the field of economic sociology
  • · Identify underlying assumptions in particular theoretical approaches or arguments.
  • · Discuss the historical context in which economic sociology emerged as an academic field.
  • · Formulate scientifically and socially relevant research problems.
  • · Classify specific policy implications of research and theories in the field.
Course Description
Related Sustainable Development Goals

 



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 Introduction
2 Smith: Division of Labor, Markets, Classes and Equilibrium Traps The Cambridge Companion to Adam Smith. (2006). Cambridge University Press. Chapter 12
3 Marx: Endless Accumulation of Capital Fine, B., & Saad-Filho, A. (2016). Marx’s ’Capital’ (6th ed.). Pluto Books. Chapter 2-4, 6,7
4 Weber: Protestant Ethic and the City Allen, K. (2004). Max Weber: A Critical Introduction. Pluto Press. Chapters 3, 4, 8
5 Schumpeter: Creative Destruction Schumpeter, & Joseph. (1994). Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy. Routledge. Chapters 7, 10-12
6 Veblen: The Leisure Class and the Corrupting Influence of Business Edgell, S., & Veblen, T. (2015). Veblen in perspective: His life and thought. Routledge. Chapters 5,6
7 Polanyi: The Rise and Fall of Free Markets Polanyi, K. (2001). The Great Transformation—The Political and Economic Origins of Our Time. Chapters 5,6,7
8 Hirschman: Exit, Voice and Loyalty Hirschman, A. O. (1972). Exit, voice, and loyalty: Responses to decline in firms, organizations, and states. Harvard university press. chapter 2,3,7
9 Midterm
10 Pomeranz: The Great Divergence Roy, T., & Riello, G. (2018). Global economic history. Bloomsbury Academic. chapter 1
11 Piketty: Dynamics of Capital Piketty, T. (2014). Capital in the twenty-first century. Harvard University Press. chapter 3
12 Krippner: Financial Exubarence Krippner, G. R. (2005). The financialization of the American economy. Socio-Economic Review, 3(2), 173–208.
13 Milanovic: The Elephant Curve Milanovic, B. (2016). Global inequality: A new approach for the age of globalization. Harvard University Press. chapter 1
14 Arrighi: The Long Twentieth Century Arrighi, G. (1994). The long twentieth century: Money, power, and the origins of our times. Postscript.
15 Review of the semester
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
40
Final Exam
1
60
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
40
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
60
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
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
33
Final Exams
1
50
    Total
176

 

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.

X
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.
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.

 X
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