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Week - 1
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Introduction and main concepts |
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Week - 2
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Inequality and Social Stratification: Roots of inequality, systems of social stratification |
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Week - 3
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Classical Social Stratification Theories: Marx and Weber |
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Week - 4
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Modern Theories of Social Stratification I: Functionalists and Conflicters |
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Week - 5
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Modern Theories of Social Stratification II: Neo-Marxists and Neo-Weberians |
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Week - 6
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End-of-class discussions and the analytical significance of the concept of class |
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Week - 7
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Contemporary Theories of Social Stratification: Bourdieu |
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Week - 8
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Boundaries of class theories: Gender |
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Week - 9
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Boundaries of class theories: Ethnicity, underclass and precariat |
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Week - 10
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Poverty |
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Week - 11
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Social stratification in Turkey - From the Ottoman Empire to the Republic |
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Week - 12
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Social stratification in Turkey - From the Early Republic to the Present |
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Week - 13
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Movie discussion week |
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Week - 14
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Student presentations |