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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
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 sociological studies of the family.
  • will be able to examine critically the intersection of race, gender and class in the constitution of the family.
  • will be able to distinguish between different components of the family as an institution: legal, economic, religious, moral, and emotive.
  • will be able to situate and analyse the family at the boundary of the public and the private spheres.
  • will be able to examine critically violence in family under diverse disguises.
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 Introduction. Overview of the course.
2 What is a family? Newman, pp. 2 38
3 The family at the boundary of the public and the private spheres Newman, pp. 38 64
4 The family and religion. Newman, pp. 64 79
5 Discussion of different methodologies. Newman, pp. 79 109; Bidwell & Mey, ch. 1
6 The family and gender Newman, pp. 109 141
7 Midterm
8 The family and ethnicity Newman, pp. 141 161
9 The family and class. Newman, pp. 165 195
10 The family and its emotive dimensions: love, sexuality. Newman, pp. 197 277
11 The family and parenting. Newman, pp. 321 395
12 The family and violence Newman, pp. 395 437
13 The family and divorce. Newman, pp. 437 479
14 A viewing of and discussion on Head on (Duvara Karşı), Fatih Akın
15 Concluding remarks and review.
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks Newman, David, Families: A Sociological Perspective, McGrawHill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages (2008); Mey & Bidwell, Sociology of the Family: Investigating Family Issues, Allyn & Bacon (1999)
Suggested Readings/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
5
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
-
-
Presentation / Jury
1
15
Project
1
30
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
1
25
Final Exam
-
-
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
16
3
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
-
5
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
15
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
1
10
Final Exams
-
15
    Total
121

 

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. X
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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