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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
SOCIOLOGY OF ECONOMICS SOC209 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Emek Barış Kepenek
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Analyze the relationship of economics and society in details.
2) Meet the reasons that lie behind the economic acts.
3) Meet the basic concepts of sociology of economics.
4) Discuss the relationship between technology and economic growth from a sociological perspective.
5) Conduct scientific research using qualitative and quantitative methods in the field of economic sociology.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSEYes(SOC110)
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNo
COURSE DEFINITIONThe course focuses on the development and difference of classical and new economic sociology. On the other hand, the reflections of the basic duality of sociology is action-structure on economic aspects of different societies will be elaborated.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week What is sociology of economics?
2nd Week Historical development of sociology of economics
3rd Week Society and economics I
4th Week Society and economics II
5th Week Informatics Sector
6th Week Fordism / Post-Fordism
7th Week Mid Term
8th Week Globalization and Capitalism
9th Week New technologies, economics and society
10th Week Social meaning of the money
11th Week Consumption sociology I
12th Week Consumption sociology II
13th Week Feminism and economics
14th Week Future of working life
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING*Bozkurt, V.,Güneş, F.2011. Ekonomi Sosyolojisi, Eskişehir: Anadolu Üniversitesi Yayını
*Neil J. Smelser and Richard Swedber.2005.The Handbook of Economic Sociology. Princeton University Press.
*Featherstone, M.1996.Postmodernizm ve Tüketim Kültürü (Çev. M. Küçük). İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term140
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 exam122
Preparation for Quiz000
Individual or group work122
Preparation for Final exam15050
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam15050
Laboratory (including preparation)000
Final exam122
Homework122
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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