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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS SOS 2005 SOCIAL STRAFICATION AND MOBILITY COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Sociology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR GÜL ÖZATEŞLER ÜLKÜCAN

Offered to

Sociology Sociology

Course Objective

It is to examine the origin of inequality in societies with a historical view and it is also aimed to apprehend the mobility of people between different social classes.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   explain the main theories and concepts regarding social stratification and mobility 2   apprehend different social stratification models. 3   explain the foundations of social, economic and political inequalities 4   understand and explain social classes and the conflicts between them 5   analyze the contradictory theories on strata and class 6   apprehend the role of categories such as gender, race and religion within social stratification

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description 1 General Introduction and Basic Concepts reference 1 2 Forms and Sources of Stratification reference 1 3 Theories of Class and Strata reference 3 4 Functionalism reference 1 5 Marxism references 4, 1, 3 6 The Ruling Class and Elites Theory references 1 7 Anthony Giddens: Elites and Power references 3, 1 8 Social and Cultural Mobility references 1 9 Midterm exam 10 Sorokin s theory on mobility references 1, 3 11 Lipset and Bendix on social mobility in modern societies reference 1 12 Weber and neo-Weberian Theories reference 1,2

Recomended or Required Reading

1) David B. Grusky (ed.), Social Stratification in Sociological Perspective, Westview Press, Oxford, 1994. 2) B. Turner, Eşitlik, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1997. (Translation from English) 3) Anthony Giddens, The Class Structure of Advanced Societies, HarperColins Publishers, 1981. 4) E. Balibar and I. Wallerstein, Race, Nation, Class, Verso, London, 1992.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

face to face

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 FIN FINAL EXAM 3 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 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

None

Assessment Criteria

exams

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 16 3 48 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 18 2 36 Midterm 1 6 6 Final 1 12 12 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 102

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 PO.14 LO.1 5 LO.2 5 LO.3 5 LO.4 5 LO.5 5 LO.6 5