Information Package / Course Catalogue
| Course Code | : SOS346 |
| Course Type | : Area Elective |
| Couse Group | : First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) |
| Education Language | : Turkish |
| Work Placement | : N/A |
| Theory | : 3 |
| Prt. | : 0 |
| Credit | : 3 |
| Lab | : 0 |
| ECTS | : 6 |
In this course we will be studying the changing attitude towards age and aging in society. In addition, as the aging is one of the realities of the current times we will be looking at socioeconomic, political and cultural impacts of aging.
The Sociology of Aging provides an analytical framework for understanding the interactions between individuals' lives and changing social structures in relation to aging. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the sociology of aging. Topics to be covered in the course will include: aging as a social process, aging societies, societal views of aging, myths surrounding aging, social aging, social change and aging, understanding age and aging and theories of aging, groups of the elderly, the meaning(s) of aging, study, retirement, pensions, social security, post-retirement work, intergenerational contact and kinship, family support, fictitious kinship, community, personal relationships, ageism, social theories, ecological environment, health care, aged care.
| Prof. Kayhan DELİBAŞ |
| 1. | Students will be introduced conceptual framework and theoretical approaches of aging. By doing so students will see ageing as a sociological issue. |
| 2. | Students are expected to understand that aging is a historically evolving process, but it has gained a new and unprecedented character with industrialised societies. |
| 3. | There are different approaches, various theoretical debates over aging so the course will be exploring this diversity. |
| 4. | Aging in Turkey is relatively new phenomenon. We will in this course look at the historical perspective and the place, problems, changing statues of older people in Turkey. |
| 5. | Gains knowledge of the global aspects and the future of old age. |
| 1. | Leslie A ve Morgan, Suzanne Kunkel (2007) Yaşlanma, Toplum ve Yaşam Döngüsü, Springer Publishing Company, ISBN 0826102123. |
| 2. | İsmail Tufan (2003) Modernleşen Türkiye’de Yaşlılık ve Toplum, Yaşlanmanın Sosyolojisi, Anahtar Yayınları. |
| 3. | H Harris, D. K (2007), The sociology of aging (2007) Rowman & Littlefield |
| Type of Assessment | Count | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Examination | 1 | %40 |
| Final Examination | 1 | %60 |
| Activities | Count | Preparation | Time | Total Work Load (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture - Theory | 14 | 2 | 3 | 70 |
| Reading | 14 | 2 | 2 | 56 |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 14 | 2 | 16 |
| TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) | 152 | |||
PÇ-1 | PÇ-2 | PÇ-3 | PÇ-4 | PÇ-5 | PÇ-6 | PÇ-7 | PÇ-8 | PÇ-9 | PÇ-10 | PÇ-11 | |
OÇ-1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
OÇ-2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
OÇ-5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |