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Last Updated: 22/10/2025

Code - Course Title	Compulsory/Elective	Laboratory + Practice	ECTS
SOS104U - Human and Society	II. SEMESTER	0 +0	5.0

Language of Instruction	Türkçe
Course Type	Required Courses
Course Instructor(s)	Prof. Dr. Nadir Suğur (editor), Lecturer Kazım Demirer
Mode of Delivery	Distance Education
Place of Delivery
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Prerequisites	There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
Courses Recomended	There are no recommended optional programme component
Recommended Resources	The study book for the course Individual and Society is the required reading material.Students can also study course\'s e-learning components.
Work Placement	No work placements required
Aims of the Course

Weeks	Learning Outcomes	Topics	Teaching Methods
Week - 1		Social Groups, What is Social Group, Characteristics of Social Groups, History of Social Group Studies, Types of Social Groups, General Characteristics of Social Group Structure, Theories of Social Groups
Week - 2		Media, Mass Communication and Society; What is Media? How Can We Understand The Media, Media Theory: A Brief History, Media: Different Theoretical Approaches, Media Ownership Structure and Production Process, Media and Globalization, Internet
Week - 3		Urbanisation; The Foundation of Cities, Industrial City, Theoretical Approaches for Modern Cities, Urbanization Experience of Turkey, Global City
Week - 4		Environment and Society, Global Environmental Problems, Theoretical Approaches that Explain Human Environment Interaction and the Reasons for Environmental Problems.
Week - 5		Review
Week - 6		Review
Week - 7		Midterm Exam
Week - 8		The Phenomenon of Migration and International Migration Theories; Definition of Migration and Types of Migration; Macro Migration Theory of Neo-Classical Economics; Micro Migration Theory of Neo-Classical Economics; Criticisms of the Neo-Classical Model; New Economic Theory; Split Labor Market Theory; Migration Systems Theory; World System (Center-Periphery) Migration Theory; Immigrant Relations Network Theory
Week - 9		Demography and Population; Characteristics of Population Structure; Demographic Processes
Week - 10		Health, Disease and Society; What is Health; Health in Terms of Sociological Approaches; Economic Policies, Neo-liberalism and Health; Distribution of Health and Disease in Society; Health in Turkey
Week - 11		Citizenship, Nation-State and Globalization; Citizenship in Ancient Greece, Modern Nation State and Citizenship, French and German Style Citizenship, Two Political Traditions in the Nation State: Liberal and Republican Citizenship, Immigration, Citizenship and Social Stratification, Policies of the Nation State towards Immigrants, Globalization and New Citizenship Theories
Week - 12		Review
Week - 13		Review
Week - 14		Final Exam

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
	Quamtity	Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam	1	30
Final Exam	1	70
Toplam (%)		100