Information Package / Course Catalogue
Socio-Cultural Analysis
Course Code: SOSY610
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

To develop the ability to analyze the sociocultural cases from an interdisciplinary perspective considering the studies carried out using different techniques ,and to evaluate atypical /unusual cultural events inherently and objectively.

Course Content

The course is aimed at discussing and assessing the study texts prepared compatible for the classic and modern etnographies,and for the other techniques selected, in terms of the different cultural concepts and theoretical frames, such as cultural values, universality, institutional differentiation.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to analyze specific global events objectively,
2.to evaluate sociocultural events specific to our society,
3.to approach to the different ways of concerns about these events critically.
4.To learn about the current issues about the children’s rights
5.To adopt and internalize the goals for contemporary education
6.To assess the policies of cultural pluralism
Recommended or Required Reading
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Determining the student expectations and giving information in general
Week 1 - Preparation Work
Establishing the expectations for the course and collecting the references
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tepotzlan-Oscar Lewis
Week 2 - Preparation Work
Preparing the term seminar and project
Week 3 - Theoretical
Living past of man: Aborgines and Kung!s
Week 3 - Preparation Work
Reading the texts and studies to be discussed(for third week and on)
Week 4 - Theoretical
Tatemization and modular personality in Japan (Ruth Benedict , Bozkurt Güvenç)
Week 4 - Preparation Work
Week 5 - Theoretical
Original institutions of our country-universal values
Week 5 - Preparation Work
Week 6 - Theoretical
(I)The first examples of social policy and Atatürk’s model of social factory
Week 6 - Preparation Work
Week 7 - Theoretical
(II) Rural Institutes
Week 7 - Preparation Work
Week 8 - Theoretical
Reading the text suggested
Week 8 - Preparation Work
Reading the text suggested.
Week 9 - Theoretical
Discussions on identity (I)(Universalization and uniformity- evaluation on the differences in opinion)
Week 9 - Preparation Work
Week 10 - Theoretical
Discussions on identity (II)
Week 10 - Preparation Work
Week 11 - Theoretical
Woman as subject
Week 11 - Preparation Work
Week 12 - Theoretical
Nation state as subject and foreign policy
Week 12 - Preparation Work
Week 13 - Theoretical
Critical text readings
Week 13 - Preparation Work
Week 14 - Theoretical
Critical text readings
Week 14 - Preparation Work
Week 15 - Preparation Work
Week 16 - Preparation Work
Week 17 - Preparation Work
Week 18 - Preparation Work
Week 19 - Preparation Work
Week 20 - Preparation Work
Week 21 - Preparation Work
Week 22 - Preparation Work
Week 23 - Preparation Work
Week 24 - Preparation Work
Week 25 - Preparation Work
Week 26 - Preparation Work
Week 27 - Preparation Work
Week 28 - Preparation Work
Week 29 - Preparation Work
Week 30 - Preparation Work
Week 31 - Preparation Work
Week 32 - Preparation Work
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%10
Seminar1%30
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory143384
Assignment1336
Seminar1617
Term Project1448
Midterm Examination1527
Final Examination18311
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
OÇ-1
5
5
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
OÇ-2
5
5
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
OÇ-3
4
5
5
3
4
3
5
3
4
3
3
OÇ-4
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
OÇ-5
4
4
5
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
3
OÇ-6
5
5
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026