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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TURKEY POLI341 - 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)Professor İsmail Aydıngün
Instructor Anıl Müge Seyrekbasan
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) develop a general overview on the theories of social structure.
2) analyze the Ottoman social structure through social theories.
3) question the transition from the Ottoman social structure to social structure of Turkey.
4) develop comparative understanding of different social structures.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNo recommended optional programme components.
COURSE DEFINITIONThe content of the course is based on the knowledge gained by the courses of Introduction to Sociology and Political Sociology. The aim is to understand the social structure of Turkey from a critical and comparative standpoint.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Political, social, and cultural heritage: the political, social, economic, and cultural structure of Ottoman Empire
2nd Week Independence War and the foundation of a new state: the political, social, economic, and cultural structure of the republic
3rd Week Politics as a social institution and political developments
4th Week Economy as a social institution and economic developments
5th Week Culture and cultural change
6th Week Population and demographic characteristics I
7th Week Population and demographic characteristics II
8th Week Family structure and change I
9th Week Family structure and change II
10th Week Urbanization and urban change I
11th Week Urbanization and urban change II
12th Week Conceptualization of the Turkish political and social changes I
13th Week Conceptualization of the Turkish political and social changes II
14th Week International developments and the political and economic development of Turkey
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBooks
Alpay, Şahin, Esmer, Yılmaz ve Sunay, İlker (1993) Türkiye'nin Politik Kültürü Araştırması İstanbul Uygulaması Sonuçları, Araştırma Raporu, İstanbul: TÜSES Yayını.
Avcıoğlu, Doğan (1969) Türkiye'nin Düzeni, Ankara: Bilgi Yayınevi.
Esmer, Yılmaz (1999) Devrim, Evrim, Statüko: Türkiye'de Sosyal, Siyasal, Ekonomik Değerler, Araştırma Raporu, İstanbul: TESEV Yayını.
Esmer, Yılmaz, Ergüder, Üstün ve Kalaycıoğlu, Ersin (1991) Türk Toplumunun Değerleri, Araştırma Raporu, İstanbul: TÜSİAD Yayını.
Göle, Nilüfer (2000) Melez Desenler, İstanbul: Metis Yayınları.
Kansu, Aykut (1995) 1908 Devrimi, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Keyder, Çağlar (1982) Dünya Ekonomisi İçinde Türkiye (1923-1929)
Keyder, Çağlar (1989) Türkiye'de Devlet ve Sınıflar, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Kıray, Mübeccel (1964) Ereğli: Ağır Sanayiden Önce Bir Sahil Kasabası.
Kongar, Emre (1976) İmparatorluktan Günümüze Türkiye'nin Toplumsal Yapısı, İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
Mardin, Şerif (1990) Türkiye'de Toplum ve Siyaset-Makaleler I, (Der. Mümtaz'er Türköne ve Tuncay Önder), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Mardin, Şerif (1991) Türkiye'de Din ve Siyaset-Makaleler III, (Der. Mümtaz'er Türköne ve Tuncay Önder), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Mardin, Şerif (1992) Din ve İdeoloji-Toplu Eserleri II, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Mardin, Şerif (1992) Türk Modernleşmesi-Makaleler IV, (Der. Mümtaz'er Türköne ve Tuncay Önder), İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Parla, Taha (1995) Türkiye'nin Siyasal Rejimi-1980-1989, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Timur, Taner (1993) Türk Devrimi ve Sonrası, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
Timur, Taner (1994) Osmanlı Toplumsal Düzeni, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
Zürcher, Eric Jan (1999) Modernleşen Türkiye'nin Tarihi, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.
Papers
Aslanoğlu, Rana (1996) "Globalleşme ve Dünya Kenti", Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 69.
Ercan, Fuat (1996) "Kriz ve Yeniden Yapılanma Sürecinde Dünya Kentleri ve Uluslararası Kentler: İstanbul", Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 71.
Kağıtçıbaşı, Çiğdem (1982) "Sex Roles, Value of Children and Fertility", Sex Roles, Family and Community in Turkey içinde, Çiğdem Kağıtçıbaşı (der.), Indiana: Indiana University Turkish Studies.
Vergin, Nur (1985) "Toplumsal Değişme ve Dinsellikte Artış", Toplum ve Bilim, Sayı: 29-30, s. 9-28.
Zürcher, Eric Jan (2001) Kemalist Düşüncenin Osmanlı Kaynakları, Leiden: Leiden University.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion,Presentation,Project
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 exam111
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14456
Preparation for Final exam13030
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12020
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam111
Homework
Total Workload150
Total Workload / 305
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONEnglish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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