FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

Department of Sociology

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SOC 303 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Social Change
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
SOC 303
Fall
3
0
3
6

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Required
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Problem Solving
Q&A
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The basic purpose of this course is to acquaint students with the dynamics, the components and the engines of “Social Change” and to enable the students to discuss and evaluate the facts within the framework of Social Change through the related historical instances with an analytical approach and critical understanding.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to explain and exemplify the basic terms, conceptions and definitions peculiar to the process of social change in general.
  • will be able to define the dynamics, the components, patterns and the engines of social change through the historical examples.
  • will be able to analyze the major characteristics of modern and postmodern societies.
  • will be able to differentiate the economic, cultural and social change processes based on historical examples.
  • will be able to evaluate the projects of social development by employing a critical approach.
  • will be able to express knowledge and ideas on social transformations in a non-written and written way.
Course Description This course deals with the dynamics, the components and the engines of “Social Change” from the theoritical perspective and discusses the historical instances justifying the theories in question. The formation of the Urban World in the 21st century through the changes at the macrolevel, the Modern World system, and the sociocultural, political and economic dynamics lying behind the making tomorrow’s society by planned changes are also involved in the content of the course.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introduction
2 Modern Capitalism and Modernity T. Roberts and A. Hite (eds.), (2000) From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on Development and Social Change, Chapter1: Manifesto of the Communist Party (1848) and Alienated Labor (1844) Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Marshall Berman, All That is Melts into Air, Chapter 1: Goethe’s Faust: The Tragedy of Development, Chapter 2: All That is Solid Melts into Air: Marx, Modernism and Modernization
3 Classical Theories of Development and Social Change T. Roberts and A. Hite (eds.), (2000) From Modernization to Globalization Chapter 5: ‘The Stages of Economic Growth: A Non-Communist Manifesto’ (1960) W. W. Rostow Chapter 7: ‘The Passing of Traditional Society’ (1958) Daniel Lerner Chapter 9: ‘The Change to Change: Modernization, Development and Politics (1971) and ‘Political Order in Changing Societies’ (1968) Samuel Huntington
4 Documentary Screening
5 Rethinking Development Theory I T. Roberts and A. Hite (eds.), (2000) From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on Development and Social Change, Chapter 10: ‘The Development of Underdevelopment’ (1969) Andre Gunder Frank Chapter 13: ‘The Rise and Future Demise of the World Capitalist System: Concepts for Comparative Analysis’ (1979) Immanuel Wallerstein
6 Rethinking Development Theory II Arturo Escobar, Encountering Development: The Making and Unmaking of the Third World Chapter 2: “The Problematization of Poverty: The Tale of Three Worlds and Development” Chapter 3: “Economics and the Space of Development: Tales of Growth and Capital”
7 Global Capitalism T. Roberts and A. Hite (eds.), (2000) From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on Development and Social Change, Chapter 17: “Globalization: Myths and Realities” (1996) Philip McMichael Chapter 18: “Capitalism: The Factory of Fragmentation” (1992) David Harvey
8 Midterm
9 Global Counter-Movements Philip McMichael and Heloise Weber. (2022). Development and Social Change A Global Perspective, Chapter 6. Global Countermovements
10 Sustainable Development vs Degrowth Philip McMichael and Heloise Weber. (2022). Development and Social Change A Global Perspective, Chapter 10. Toward Sustainable Development
11 Activism and Social Change Derya Nizam & Zafer Yenal (2020) Seed politics in Turkey: the awakening of a landrace wheat and its prospects, The Journal of Peasant Studies, 47:4, 741-766.
12 Community Development for Social Change Dave Beck and Rod Purcel (2020). Community Development for Social Change. Taylor & Francis. 1.1 Values and Purpose of Community Development 1.2 Social Change 1.3 A Globalised and Changing World The Local Impact 1.6 Living under Neo-Liberalism Challenges and Opportunities
13 The Personal Experience of Social Change Garth Massey (2016). Ways of Social Change: Making Sense of Modern Times Chapter 1. The Personal Experience of Social Change
14 Review of the Semester
15 Review of the Semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

J. Timmons Roberts and Amy Hite (eds.). (2000). From Modernization to Globalization: Perspectives on Development and Social Change, Oxford, Blackwell. ISBN 978-0-63121097-9

 

Philip McMichael and Heloise Weber. (2022). Development and Social Change

A Global Perspective, Sage Publications. 7th edition. ISBN: 9781544305363

Suggested Readings/Materials

Blackboard/Materials

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
20
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
1
30
Final Exam
1
50
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
3
50
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
50
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
15
4
60
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
2
9
18
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
0
Presentation / Jury
0
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
1
24
24
Final Exam
1
30
30
    Total
180

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories.

X
2

To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods.

3

To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology.

X
4

To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team.

5

To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination.

X
6

To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions.

7

To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research.

8

To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data.

X
9

To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences.

X
10

To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research.

X
11

To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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