COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOCIOLOGY OF MAX WEBER

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FDB 5146 SOCIOLOGY OF MAX WEBER ELECTIVE 3 0 0 6

Offered By

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASISTANT PROFESSOR MEHMET SÜHEYL ÜNAL

Offered to

Philosophy and Religious Sciences

Course Objective


The sociological ideas of Max Weber will be discussed, whose major contribution to the development of a systematic sociology, which is often referenced by both western and eastern societies, and interpretive sociology. It is aimed that the students will have a necessary knowledge of Weber, showing his concepts as charisma, societal and economical organization, the occurrence of social classes, the spirit of capitalism which are still referred to with relation of religions at the areas of sociology of religion and sociology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Learns knowledge of sociological concepts according to Max Weber.
2   Understands charisma with the relationship between the concept of religion according to Max Weber.
3   Knows the factors that reasoned the emergence of capitalism.
4   Apprehends to review the basic principles of interpretive sociology.
5   Analyzes Weber with critical perspective, Oriental religions in terms of why they are not amenable to the idea of capitalism.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 M. Weber's biography, political and intellectual orientations
2 The methods of the social sciences according to Weber
3 The concepts of sociology in terms of Weber
4 Authority and power relation
5 Conditions and reasons of class, status, party and stratification
6 Theory of social and economical organization
7 The general nature and the sociology of charismatic authority
8 Relationship between religion and capitalism
9 Types of Capitalism and Max Weber
10 Weberian approach to the social psychology of world religions
11 Religions rejecting the world and their orientations
12 Interpretive sociology
13 The differences between Durkheim and Weber's views of religion and society
14 Similarities and differences between the views of Max Weber and Karl Marx

Recomended or Required Reading

Primary References:
1 Max Weber, Sosyolojinin Temel Kavramları, Çeviren: Medeni Beyaztaş, Efkar Yayınları, Istanbul tarihsiz.
2 Max Weber, Sosyoloji Yazıları, Çeviren: Taha Parla, Iletişim Yayınları, Istanbul 2006.
3 Max Weber, Toplumsal ve Ekonomik Örgütlenme Kuramı, Çeviren: Özer Ozankaya, Imge Kitabevi, Ankara 1995.
4 Max Weber, Protestan Ahlakı ve Kapitalizmin Ruhu, Çeviren: Gülistan Solmaz, Alter Yayınları, Ankara 2010.
Secondary References:
1 Bryan S. Turner, Max Weber ve Islam, Çeviren: Yasin Aktay, Vadi Yayınları, Ankara 1997.
2 Karl Löwith, Max Weber ve Karl Marx, Çeviren: Nilüfer Yılmaz, Doruk Yayınları, Ankara 1999.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Telling, Question&Answer, Discussion, Case study

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE
3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FCG* 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST* 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Besides the questions testing if the students have learnt the knowledge they must have learnt, there will be classic questions which are intended to increase their power of interpretation.

Assessment Criteria

The success of students is being evaluated based on their performance at midterm exam, final exam, and course achievement.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

suheyl.unal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 14:00 - 16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 4 56
Preparation for midterm exam 1 20 20
Preparation for final exam 1 30 30
Final 1 2 2
Midterm 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 152

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.14335
LO.24335
LO.34335
LO.44335
LO.54335

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