At the end of this course, the students; 1) Analyze the basic concepts of sociology in the context of daily life. 2) Discuss the approaches of daily life sociology. 3) He critically approaches daily life through the concepts of power, reproduction, consumption, alienation and the individual. 4) Interpret the effects of social changes on daily life. 5) Critically evaluate the concepts of work, leisure and daily life.
MODE OF DELIVERY
Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE
No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
No
COURSE DEFINITION
This course aims to explore the sociology of everyday life both theoretically and empirically with a critical point of view. It focuses on different theoretical approaches as well as different field studies examining the establishment of everyday life by questioning the individual-society, from both micro-macro perspectives.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEK
TOPICS
1st Week
Course introduction, basic concepts, aims and scope of everyday life sociology.
2nd Week
Sociological thinking and everyday life, classical approaches.
3rd Week
Simmel, Neo-Marxist approach, Heller and Habermas,
4th Week
Phenomenology, Ethnomethodology, Schutz, Berger and Luckmann
5th Week
Symbolic Interactionism, Goffman and Garfinkel
6th Week
Bourdieu, Foucault, Benjamin, Freud and Lacan
7th Week
Lefebvre and everyday life
8th Week
Mid Term
9th Week
Self, power, individual and everyday life
10th Week
19th century, modernization and changing everyday life practices
11th Week
20th century and everyday life
12th Week
Art and everyday life
13th Week
Consumer culture and everyday life
14th Week
Leisure times and everyday life
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
*Certeau, M. (1984) The Practice of Everyday Life. Berkeley: University of California Press. *Bourdieu, P. (1990) The Logic of Practice. (trans) Richard Nice.Stanford:Stanford University Press. *Bovone. L. (1989) Theories of Everyday Life: A Search for Meaning or a Negation of Meaning? Current Sociology. 37(1). *Brown, B. (1989) Marks, Freud ve Günlük Hayatın Eleştirisi. (çev) Yavuz Alogan. Istanbul: Ayrıntı. *Lefebvre, H. (1998) Modern Dünyada Gündelik Hayat. (çev) Işın Gürbüz. Istanbul: Metis. *Maffesoli, M. (1989) The Sociology of Everyday Life:Epistemological Elements. Current Sociology. 37(1). *Tacussel, P. (1989) Criticism and Understanding of Everyday Life. Current Sociology. 37 *Şahin, Ö., Balta, E. (2001) Gündelik Yaşamı Dönüştürmek ve Marksist Düşünce. Praxis.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Quantity
Percentage(%)
Mid-term
1
40
Total(%)
40
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)
40
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)
60
Total(%)
100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities
Number
Hours
Workload
Midterm exam
1
2
2
Preparation for Quiz
0
0
0
Individual or group work
14
4
56
Preparation for Final exam
1
20
20
Course hours
14
3
42
Preparation for Midterm exam
1
16
16
Laboratory (including preparation)
0
0
0
Final exam
1
2
2
Homework
4
3
12
Total Workload
150
Total Workload / 30
5
ECTS Credits of the Course
5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)
No
KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES (KLO) / MATRIX OF LEARNING OUTCOMES (LO)
