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COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION

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Course Name
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
Spring
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
Course Type
Required
Course Level
-
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Case Study
Q&A
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to understand and use the basic concepts of and theoretical orientations in contemporary sociological theory.
  • will be able to examine critically the lines of continuity (and discontinuity) with classical sociological theory in order to assess what change implies at the very level of theorizing about society.
  • will be able to evaluate a comprehensive range of arguments and thinkers that have been influential in social thought from roughly the second world war until the present: critical theory, phenomenology, exchange theory, Parsonian functionalism, symbolic interactionism, and poststructuralism.
  • will be able to distinguish between types of explanation and forms of synthesis used in the sociological study of human behavior: phenomenological, constructivism, normative-rational, historicist, structuralist, and functionalist.
  • will be able to assess the implications of factoring in class, race and gender not only for society as object of study, but also for theory-construction in sociology.
  • will be able to reflect critically on the possibility of agency for the human subject (as object of study) and the responsibility of the sociologist (as subject of study).
Course Description

 



Course Category

 Core Courses
X
Major Area Courses
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 Overview of Sociological Theories D.P. Johnson, Contemporary Sociological Theory, pp.3-21
3 Classical Stage European Sources of Sociological Theory Johnson, pp.23-53.
4 Functionalism Ruth Wallace and Allison Ford, Contemporary Sociological Theory, pp.16-73.
5 Conflict Theory Wallace & Ford, pp.76-179.
6 Microsociological analysis and symbolic interactionism (Goffman, Blumer) Calhoun et al., pp. 52-79
7 MIDTERM
8 Sociological Theory of Habermas Calhoun, et al., pp.355-408
9 Sociological Theory of Foucault Calhoun, et al. pp.183-210.
10 Sociological Theory of Giddens Calhoun, et al, 217-243.
11 Exploring Multi-level Approaches Johnson, pp.427-454.
12 Social space and cultural production (Bourdieu) Calhoun et al., pp. 267-307
13 Race, Gender and Difference Calhoun, et al, pp.307-346
14 Modernity/Postmodernity Johnson, pp.543-563
15 Review
16 -
Course Notes/Textbooks Calhoun, Craig et al.,(2007) Contemporary Sociological Theory, Oxford: Blackwell.\\nWallace, Ruth & Ford, Allison (1995) Contemporary Sociological Theory, NY: Prenctice Hall.\\nDoyle, P. Johnson (2008) Contemporary Sociological Theory, NY: Springer.
Suggested Readings/Materials Case studies will be presented for some lectures to critically evaluate the theoretical models being discussed

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
14
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
25
Final Exam
1
35
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
70
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
30
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
14
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
7
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
35
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
1
20
    Total
152

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
 Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1 To be able to scientifically examine concepts and ideas in the field of sociology; to be able to interpret and evaluate data. X
2 To be able to define classical and contemporary theories in sociology; to be able to identify the differences and similarities among those theories and to be able to evaluate them. X
3 To be able to critically use the knowledge acquired in the field of sociology X
4 To be able to plan and conduct, individually or as a member of a team, an entire sociological research process with the knowledge of methodological requirements of the field. X
5 To be able to identify and evaluate local, regional and global issues and problems. X
6 To be able to share their ideas and solutions supplemented by qualitative and quantitative data in written and oral forms. X
7 To be able to make use of other disciplines related to sociology and to have core knowledge related to those disciplines. X
8 To be able to follow developments in sociology and to be able to communicate with international colleagues in a foreign language. (“European Language Portfolio Global Scale,” Level B1) X
9 To be able to use computer software required by the discipline and to possess advancedlevel computing and IT skills. (“European Computer Driving Licence”, Advanced Level) X
10 To be able to use a second foreign language at the intermediate level.
11 To have social and scholarly values and ethical principles during the collection and interpretation of data for implementation, publication, dissemination, and maintenance X
12 To acquire life long learning abilities that will enable the socially responsible application of knowledge based on their field of study to their professional and everyday lives. X

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

 

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