Information Package / Course Catalogue
Theoretical Discussions in Sociology of Environment
Course Code: SOSY547
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

Environment Sociology in the field different theoretical approaches about information owner to be .

Course Content

Basics of Environmental Sociology; Nature And society; New Ecological Paradigm And The human being exceptionality approach; Political ecology and ecological conflicts ; Risk Society and of modernity; Ecological Crisis of Socio-Materialism and Actor-Network Theory; Eco - Feminism; Consumption and Ecological foot trace; Ecology And Spherical Inequality; Post- Colonial Approaches and of nature colonization; Urban ecology and Sustainability discussions; Climate change discussions and conspiracy beliefs; Deep Ecology .

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Basis theories in the Environmental Sociology learns
2.Basis discussions in the Environmental Sociology learns
3.Relationship of Environmental sociology and other sociological fields concretizes .
4.Environment sociology theories of current with discussions relationship establishes
5.Intellectual grounds of environmental movements learns .
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Dikkens, P. (1992). Society and Nature: Towards a Green Social Theory. Philadelphia: Temple University Press
2.Goldblatt, D. (1996). Social Theory and the Environment. Boulder, Colo.: Westview.
3.Irvin, A. (2001). Sociology and the Environment. Cambridge, UK: Polity.
4.Foster, J.B. (2002). Ecology against Capitalism. Monthly Review Press: New York.
5.Konak, N. (2010). Çevre Sosyolojisi: Kavramsal ve Teorik Gelişmeler), Selçuk Üni. Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 271-283.
6.Tuna, M. (2013). Çevre Sosyolojisi, Anadolu Üni. Yayınları.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction: Fundamentals of Environmental Sociology
Week 2 - Theoretical
Nature and Society in Classical Sociology
Week 3 - Theoretical
The New Ecological Paradigm and Human Exceptionalism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Political Ecology and Ecological Conflicts
Week 5 - Theoretical
Risk Society and the Ecological Crisis of Modernity
Week 6 - Theoretical
Socio -Materialism and Actor-Network Theory
Week 7 - Theoretical
Eco-Feminism and Gender-Environment Connections
Week 8 - Theoretical
Sociology of Consumption and Ecological Footprint
Week 9 - Theoretical
Ecology and Global Inequality: World-System Theory
Week 10 - Theoretical
Post-Colonial Approaches and the Colonization of Nature
Week 11 - Theoretical
Urban Ecology and Unsustainable Urbanization
Week 12 - Theoretical
Student Presentations I
Week 13 - Theoretical
Student Presentations II
Week 14 - Theoretical
Student Presentations III
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final Exam
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%30
Assignment Examination1%30
Final Examination1%40
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140342
Assignment3039
Reading1527
Midterm Examination130232
Final Examination135237
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
5
5
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5
5
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4
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5
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4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026