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Youth Socıology Studies

Course Code	: SOSY565
Course Type	: Area Elective
Couse Group	: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language	: Turkish
Work Placement	: N/A

Theory	: 3
Prt.	: 0
Credit	: 3
Lab	: 0
ECTS	: 5

Objectives of the Course

1. To be able to examine youth as a socıal category. 2. To examine socio-economic, cultural and political status of young people. 3. The main objective is to address the future concerns of young people in higher education, career plans, their positions in the labor market and their expectations from their education. 4. To be able to comprehend the basic features, paradigms, behavior and attitudes of the generation Z

Course Content

Youth as a product of modernity, Relationship of young people with education, Youth and culture, youth and politics, youth and crime relationship, Generation Z and its characteristics, Youth's problems and expectations.

Name of Lecturer(s)

Lec. Berrin GÜNER

Learning Outcomes

1.	Learns that youth is a historical and social category
2.	Analyze the social, economic, cultural and political position of young people
3.	Can address the problems of university youth
4.	Gain insight into university youth job and unemployment concerns and career plans
5.	Learn about the generation Z

Recommended or Required Reading

1.	Tezcan Mahmut , Gençlik Sosyolojisi ve Antropolojisi Çalışmaları, A.Ü. Eğitim Bilimleri Fak. Yayını. Ankara.
2.	Yaman, Ömer Miraç, Apaçi Gençlik, Açılım Kitap
3.	Lüküslü, Demet, Türkiye’de Gençlik Miti, İletişim Yayınları
4.	Bayhan, Vehbi, Türk Gençliğinde Anomi ve Yabancılaşma, Kültür Bakanlığı Yayınları
5.	Alptekin, D., Toplumsal Aidiyet ve Gençlik, Nobel Yayıncılık

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week 1 - Theoretical

The Emergence of Youth as a Social and Historical Category

Week 2 - Theoretical

The Emergence of ‘Young’ and ‘Youth’ Notions.

Week 3 - Theoretical

The Relation Between Education and Youth, Youth in relation to different education systems.

Week 4 - Theoretical

The Relation Between Working Life and Youth, Employment and Unemployment of Young People.

Week 5 - Theoretical

The Relation Between Youth and Culture and Identity.

Week 6 - Theoretical

Youth Movements and In the context of Social Movements

Week 7 - Theoretical

The Relation Between Youth and Politics in Turkey, Myths about Youth, The Generation of 68’s and 78’s.

Week 8 - Theoretical

The Evaluation of Post 80’s generation in consider with political and cultural aspects.

Week 9 - Theoretical

The Relation Between Youth, Crime and Violence

Week 10 - Theoretical

Gender, Youth and Sexuality.

Week 11 - Theoretical

The Problems of Higher Education Students

Week 12 - Theoretical

The fears of Unemployment, Career Plannings and Expectations from Higher Education of University Students.

Week 13 - Theoretical

The Social Projects and Social Policies Contains Young People

Week 14 - Theoretical

General Evaluation

Assessment Methods and Criteria

Type of Assessment	Count	Percent
Midterm Examination	1	%40
Final Examination	1	%60

Workload Calculation

Activities	Count	Preparation	Time	Total Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory	14	2	3	70
Reading	5	2	2	20
Individual Work	7	2	2	28
Midterm Examination	1	2	2	4
Final Examination	1	2	2	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)				126

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
OÇ-1	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
OÇ-3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
OÇ-5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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