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  4. Sociology of Food
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Last Updated: 02/03/2026

Code - Course Title Compulsory/Elective Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SOS355 - Sociology of Food V. SEMESTER 3 +0 4.5
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Area Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. ERHAN AKARÇAY
Mode of Delivery The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
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Prerequisites There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended There are no recommend optional programme components.
Recommended Resources Adams, Carol J. (2010) Etin Cinsel Politikası, (Çev. G. Tezcan & M. E. Boyacıoğlu), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları Beardsworth, A., Keil, T. (2012) Yemek Sosyolojisi: Yemek ve Toplum Çalışmasına Davet, (Çev. Abdulbaki Dede), Ankara: Phoenix Yayınevi. Holt-Gimenez, E. (2020) Bir Gurmenin Kapitalizm Rehberi, (Çev. Ayşenur Kör), Ankara: Efil Yayınevi.Ichijo, A. & Ranta, R. (2018) Yemek ve Ulusal Kimlik, İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. İnce, Şengül (2016) İki Kadın Bir Mutfak: Kadınlararası İktidar İlişkileri, Moment Dergi, 2015, 2(2): 135-156. Fridell, G. (2017). Kahve, İstanbul: Vivo Yayınları. Karaosmanoğlu, D. (2017) Yemek çalışmalarından izler, Yemekle Devriâlem içinde, İstanbul: Kitap Yayınevi. Koç, M. (2013). Küresel Gıda Düzeni, Ankara: NotaBene Yayınları. Mintz, Sidney W. (1985) Şeker ve Güç, (Çev. Şükrü Alpagut), İstanbul: Kabalcı Yayınevi.Montanari, M. (2018). Kıtlık ve Bolluk: Avrupa’da Yemeğin Tarihi, Ankara: Nika Yayınevi. Off, C. 2008). Acı Çikolata, İstanbul: İletişim Yayınları.Ritzer, G. (1998). Toplumun McDonaldlaştırılması: Çağdaş Toplum Yaşamının Değişen Karakteri Üzerine Bir İnceleme, (Çev. Şen Süer Kaya), İstanbul: Ayrıntı Yayınları. Schlosser, E. (2004 [2001]). Hamburger Cumhuriyeti: Amerikan Fast Food Kültürünün Karanlık Yüzü, (Çev. Hayrullah Doğan), İstanbul: Metis Yayınları. Scholliers, P. (2008). Yenilik ve gelenek: gastronominin önündeki yeni ufuk. Yemek: Damak Tadının Tarihi içinde, Haz. Paul Freedman, (Çev. Nurettin Elhüseyni), İstanbul: Oğlak Yayıncılık.Yenal, N. Z. (1996). “Bir Araştırma Alanı Olarak Yeme-İçmenin Tarihi ve Sosyolojisi”, Toplum ve Bilim 71, Kış.
Work Placement Not Applicable
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Food studies
Week - 2 Sociology of Food
Week - 3 History of Food Studies
Week - 4 Theoretical Perspectives on Food
Week - 5 Civilization and Food Culture
Week - 6 Food, Cuisine and Culture; Food and Globalization
Week - 7 Food as a Commodity
Week - 8 Anthropology of Sugar and Food Culture
Week - 9 The Bitter History of Coffee and Chocolate
Week - 10 Healthy Eating and Food; Body and Food
Week - 11 Sociology of Eating/Dining Out
Week - 12 Social Class, Inequalities and Food; Food and National Identity
Week - 13 The Kitchen as a Place; Sociology of Kitchen
Week - 14 Food Movements; Social Origins and Meanings of Meat and Eating Meat: Veganism

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 30
Final Exam 1 50
2.Midterm Exam 1 20
Toplam (%) 100

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