Information Package / Course Catalogue
Population and Society
Course Code: SOS236
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
Objectives of the Course

Developing critical view in relation to mutual interaction between demographical concepts, processes and social, political and economical processes

Course Content

In this course it is aimed at explaining the debates and approaches in relation to demographical concepts and processes. The main topics of this course: Basic concepts and measurings used in demography, basic demographical processes such as birth, death and migration, demographical transformation and it’s interaction with social, economical and political processes.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Emin Baki ADAŞ
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding and evaluating the concepts and measurings used in demography
2.Analysing the effects of demographical processes on society
3.Understanding and evaluating the political, cultural and economical processes which affects demographical trends
4.Critical thinking about society and population
5.To learn social theories on population
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bağırkan, Şemsettin. 2003. Fundamentals of Demography. İstanbul: Set Yayınları
2.Weeks, John. 2004. Population: An Introduction to Concepts and Issues. New York: Wadsworth Publication.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction and Acquaintance
Week 2 - Theoretical
Introduction to Demography
Week 3 - Theoretical
Demographical Concepts and Measurings-1
Week 4 - Theoretical
Demographical Concepts and Measurings-2
Week 5 - Theoretical
Demographical trends in terms of historical perspective
Week 6 - Theoretical
Demographical Processes: Birth
Week 7 - Theoretical
Demographical Processes: Death
Week 8 - Theoretical
Demographical Processes: Migration
Week 9 - Theoretical
Demographical Transition Model
Week 10 - Theoretical
Demographical Theories-1
Week 11 - Theoretical
Demographical Theories-2
Week 12 - Theoretical
Population and Power
Week 13 - Theoretical
Population and Environment
Week 14 - Theoretical
Population and Aging
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Reading141356
Midterm Examination115015
Final Examination115015
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)156
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026