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Last Updated: 30/09/2026

Code - Course Title Course Type Laboratory + Practice ECTS
SOS572 - Sociology of Ageing Society II. SEMESTER 3 +0 6.0
Language of Instruction Türkçe
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Instructor(s) PROF. DR. HATİCE YAPRAK CİVELEK
Mode of Delivery face to face
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Prerequisites There are no prerequisites or corequisites for this course.
Courses Recomended It is recommended that students who are taking or will take this course also take the SOS327 Sociology of Population course.
Recommended Resources İ. TUFAN, "Kadın ve Yaşlılık Türkiye Gerontoloji Atlası Araştırması," Kimlik Toplumsal Cinsiyet ve Kadın Çalışmaları Dergisi , vol.1, no.1, pp.10-16, 2015İ. tufan Et Al. , "Yaşlanma: Biyolojik Bir Olgunun Sosyal Probleme Dönüşümüyle Ortaya Çıkan Ortak Platformlar," Sendrom , no.3, pp.38-42, 2009İ. TUFAN, "Geronto-Sosyoloji-Yeni Sınırlara Doğru," TOPLUM VE SOSYAL HİZMET , vol.15, no.NİSAN, pp.75-84, 2004İ. TUFAN. Türkiye’de Yaşlılığın Yapısal Değişimi. İstanbul: Koç Üniversitesi Yayınları2015, pp.136
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Weeks Learning Outcomes Topics Teaching Methods
Week - 1 What is aging? Its Definitions Today and Its Place in Sociology
Week - 2 Theoretical Approaches to Aging: Aging in Philosophical and Sociological Theories
Week - 3 The Definition of the Aging Population in the Demographic Platform and the Debates
Week - 4 What is Life Table and Its Notions? The History and Advantages of Calculating "Life Expectancy"
Week - 5 Aging Population in Europe-1: Selected Readings and Discussions
Week - 6 Aging Population in Europe-2 Selected Readings and Discussions
Week - 7 Aging Population In the USA: Selected Readings and Discussions
Week - 8 Aging and Population Policies in Asian Societies: Selected Readings
Week - 9 Middle Eastern Societies, Islam, and Aging Population: Selected Readings
Week - 10 Population Policies, Population Pyramids, and Demographic Aging in Turkey
Week - 11 "Must" Cooperation of Gerontology and Sociology: Social Gerontology Researches
Week - 12 Aging Population in Turkey and Proposed Solutions-1
Week - 13 Aging Population in Turkey and Proposed Solutions-2
Week - 14 Aging Society: General Assessments and Arguments

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