Information Package / Course Catalogue
Tourism and Social Change
Course Code: SOSY635
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

The main aim of this course will be to examine the effects of tourism on society. Tourism has become a very important phenomenon especially today. The important role that tourism plays in social life in economic and socio-cultural sense; made it one of the focal points of sociology. Tourism is a social phenomenon. Tourism is a dynamic of “change”. The socio-cultural interaction realized through tourism is also extremely wide-ranging and multidimensional. Starting from this point, our course aims to focus on the effects of tourism on society.

Course Content

Topics such as tourism, alternative tourism, tourism and local people, tourism and family structure, tourism and social change discussions will be examined.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Comprehension of current academic debates and concepts such as tourism, alternative tourism, tourism and local people, tourism and family structure, tourism and social change.
2.To be able to evaluate the discussions on the effects of tourism on society.
3.Acquiring the ability to conduct sociological research on tourism, alternative tourism, tourism and local people, tourism and family structure, tourism and social change discussions.
4.To be able to comprehend the dynamics of change on the social structure of tourism.
5.Critical evaluation of discussions within the framework of tourism, alternative tourism, tourism and local people, tourism and family structure, tourism and social change.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.AVCIKURT, Cevdet; 2003, Turizm Sosyolojisi, Detay Yayıncılık, Balıkesir.
2.BAL, Hüseyin; 1995, Turizmin Kırsal Toplumda Aile İçi İlişkilere Etkisi, Doğa-İnsan Yayınları, İstanbul.
3.BAUMAN, Zygmunt; 1996, From Pilgrim to Tourist - or a Short History of Identity. In Hall, S. & Du Gay P. (ed.) Questions of Cultural Identity. Sage Publications.
4.COBEN, Erik; 2005, The Sociology of Tourism: Approaches, Issues and Findings (The Sociology of Tourism-Theoretical and Empirical Investigations), Ed.: Y. Apostolopoulos, S. Leivadiand, A. Yiannakis, Routledge Publishing (Transferred to digital printing-2005), New York.
5.ERALP, Ziya; 1974, Turizmin Toplumsal Değişime Sosyo-Ekonomik Etkisi, Ankara Üniversitesi Basımevi, Ankara
6.GÜLER, Şevki; 1978, Turizm Sosyolojisi, Turizm Eğitimi Genel Müdürlüğü Yayınları, No: 3, Ankara.
7.GÜVENÇ, Bozkurt; 2016, Sosyal Kültürel Değişme, Efil Yayınevi.
8.JONES, Stephen; 2017, 30 Years of Social Change, Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
9.KONGAR, Emre; 1981, Toplumsal Değişme Kuramları ve Türkiye Gerçeği, Remzi Kitabevi, 1. Baskı, İstanbul.
10.LANQUAR, Robert; 1991, Turizm-Seyahat Sosyolojisi, (1.bs.), Çev.: G.Ö.Kayır, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul
11.OLCAY, Altınç; 2020, Alternatif Turizm, Gazi Kitabevi.
12.REID, Donald G.; 2003, Tourism, Globalization and Development (Responsible Tourism Planning), Pluto Press, London
13.SHARPLEY, Richard; 2018, Tourism, Tourists and Society, Routledge Publications.
14.TÜRKDOĞAN, Orhan; 2004, Kültür Değişme ve Toplumsal Çözülme, IQ Kültür Sanat Yayıncılık.
15.USTA, Öcal; 1982, Sosyal Turizm, Yaşar Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı Yayınları, No: 12, İzmir.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction
Week 2 - Theoretical
Tourism
Week 3 - Theoretical
Alternative Tourism
Week 4 - Theoretical
Social Effects of Tourism
Week 5 - Theoretical
Tourism and Social Change
Week 6 - Theoretical
Social Change
Week 7 - Theoretical
Factors of Social Change
Week 8 - Theoretical
The Future of Tourism
Week 9 - Theoretical
Tourism and Working Life
Week 10 - Theoretical
Tourism and Local People
Week 11 - Theoretical
Tourism and Family Structure
Week 12 - Theoretical
Tourism and Intercultural Communication
Week 13 - Theoretical
Tourism and Globalization
Week 14 - Theoretical
Tourism and Environment
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
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
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
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-2
4
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
3
5
3
OÇ-3
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
OÇ-4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
OÇ-5
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026