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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SOS153 - Sociology I. SEMESTER 3 +0 3.5
Language of Instruction İngilizce
Course Type Required Courses
Course Instructor(s) DOÇ. DR. MUSTAFA ONUR ARUN
Mode of Delivery Face-to-Face
Place of Delivery
Used Educational Platforms
Prerequisites There is no pre- or co-requisites for this course
Courses Recomended Political Science
Recommended Resources • Andersen, M. L. & Taylor, H. F. (Eds.) (2011). Sociology: The Essentials. 6th Edition, US: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.• Giddens, A., Appelbaum, R. P., Duneier, M., & Carr, D. (Eds.) (2018). Introduction to Sociology. 11th Edition, New York: W. W. Norton & Company Inc.• Manza, J. (Eds.) (2018). The Sociology Project: Introducing the Sociological Imagination. 3rd Edition, New York: Pearson.• Mclntyre, L. J. (Eds.) (2014). The Practical Skeptic: Core Concepts in Sociology. 6th Edition, US: McGraw-Hill Education.
Work Placement There is no work placement
Aims of the Course

Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 Meeting with the lecturer/students; introduction to the course content and lecturing/grading policies
Week - 2 What Do We Mean by “Sociological Perspective”?
Week - 3 Who is Afraid of Sociology? Inconvenient Facts, Ethnocentrism, and Cultural Relativity
Week - 4 A Key in the Sociological Inquiry: “Sociological Imagination”
Week - 5 An Introduction to the Major Sociological Theories: Karl Marx and Conflict Theory
Week - 6 An Introduction to the Major Sociological Theories: Emile Durkheim
Week - 7 An Introduction to the Major Sociological Theories: Max Weber
Week - 8 Social Structure and Social Stratification: Institutions, Norms, Roles and Social Hierarchies
Week - 9 Social Class: What Are the Primary Social Classes in Modern Societies and How Are They Formed?
Week - 10 Socialisation: Socialisation as the Determinant of Who We Are
Week - 11 Gender, Social Construction of Gender, and Sociological Theories of Gender Inequalities
Week - 12 Sociology of Power and Politics: What Is Power and Why Does It Matter?
Week - 13 Sociology of Media and Popular Culture
Week - 14 End of Semester: Course Evaluation and Taking Students' Critics and Feedbacks

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Assessment Method and Passing Requirements
Quamtity Percentage (%)
1.Midterm Exam 1 40
Final Exam 1 60
Toplam (%) 100

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