Information Package / Course Catalogue
Introduction to Sociology
Course Code: GZT208
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: 5
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to enable students who have taken the Introduction to Sociology course to see the relations between the subjects of sociology and to establish the part-whole relation in sociological reality and thus to gain sociological imagination. At the end of the course, it is aimed that students will be able to remember and explain basic sociological concepts, to distinguish sociological phenomena both as institutions and as interaction networks in the process of change, as well as to interpret the meanings, patterns and processes in the global world using sociological knowledge, to explain the function of method and research in the production of sociological knowledge.

Course Content

The course focuses on the centrality of social inequalities based on class, gender and race in understanding the contemporary world

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Explain the definitions of sociology and the first sociological theories.
2.Examines the basic methodological approaches of sociology.
3.Explains social issues in a theoretical and comparative framework.
4.Examines different sociological concepts.
5.Examines different sociological theories.
6.Analyses social life with a sociological perspective.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Bozkurt, V. (2018). Değişen Dünyada Sosyoloji. 14. baskı. Bursa: Ekin Kitabevi.
2.Çapçıoğlu İ., Beşirli,H. (yay.haz). (2013). Sosyolojiye Giriş. Ankara: Grafiker Yayınları.
3.Fichter, J. (2016). Sosyoloji Nedir? . 3. baskı. çev. Nilgün Çelebi. Ankara: Anı Yayıncılık.
4.Kerry, F., Stein, J. (2010). The Real World: An Introduction to Sociology. Second Edition. USA: W.W. Norton Company.
5.Giddens, A. , Sutton, W.,P. (2016). Sosyoloji. 7. edisyon. çev. Ömer Baldık. İstanbul: Kırmızı Yayınları.
6.Macionis, J.,J. (2015). Sosyoloji. 2. baskı. ed. Vildan Akan. Ankara: Nobel Yayın Dağıtım.
7.Ritzer, G. (2015). Introduction to Sociology. London: Sage Publication.
8.Giddens, A. (2009) Sosyoloji Başlangıç Okumaları, İstanbul: Say.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
What is Sociology?
Week 2 - Theoretical
Thinking Sociologically
Week 3 - Theoretical
Social Theory
Week 4 - Theoretical
Social Stratification, Inequality and Poverty
Week 5 - Theoretical
Race and Ethnic Identity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Gender Inequality and Sexual Identity
Week 7 - Theoretical
Power and Politics-1
Week 8 - Theoretical
Power and Politics-2
Week 9 - Theoretical
Environmental Sociology
Week 10 - Theoretical
Sociology of Climate Change
Week 11 - Theoretical
Cities and Communities
Week 13 - Theoretical
Social Movements and Revolutions
Week 14 - Theoretical
Globalisation
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Examination (Final)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures5%5
Quiz1%10
Midterm Examination1%25
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Reading63124
Quiz1112
Midterm Examination112113
Final Examination113114
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)123
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
OÇ-1
5
4
5
OÇ-2
4
OÇ-3
5
OÇ-4
4
OÇ-5
5
OÇ-6
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026