FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
SOCIAL MEDIA
SOC 450 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Sociology of Body
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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SOC 450
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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6
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Elective
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | This course aims to familiarize the students with theories of the body and body issues. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course presents the major theoretical discussions in the sociology of body by incorporating various classical readings from philosophy and anthropology. It analyses the transformation of the body by particularly adressing the body in the contemporary discussions of gender, sexuality, space, disability, labor and consumer culture. It finally includes the politics concerning the regulation of the bodies. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses |
X
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| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Presentation and overview of the course. | |
| 2 | What is Body? | Fraser, M. , Greco, M. The Body: A Reader, (Routledge: 2005):S. Coakley (eds), Religion and the Body (Cambridge UP: 2000). |
| 3 | Body in Sociology | M. Featherstone & M. Hepworth & Bryan S. Turner (eds.), The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory (Sage: 1991). |
| 4 | Body: Negotiating Sex and Gender | Margaret Lock, Judith Farquar, Arjun Appadurai, Jean L. Comaroff, Beyond the Body Proper, (Duke Universty Press:2007). J. Price & Margrit Shildrick (eds), Feminist Theory and the Body: A Reader (Routledge: Newyork, 1999). |
| 5 | Body and Identity | Fraser, M. , Greco, M. , The Body: A Reader, (Routledge: 2005): M. Featherstone & M. Hepworth & Bryan S. Turner (eds.), The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory (Sage: 1991): Fraser, M. , Greco, M. , The Body: A Reader, (Routledge: 2005). |
| 6 | Body in Consumer Culture | Fraser, M. , Greco, M. , The Body: A Reader, (Routledge: 2005): M. Featherstone & M. Hepworth & Bryan S. Turner (eds.), The Body: Social Process and Cultural Theory (Sage: 1991). |
| 7 | Laboring Body | C. Wolkowitz, Bodies At Work (Sage 2006): L. Mcdowell, Working Bodies (WileyBlackwell:2009). |
| 8 | Takehome midtermEssays Proposals Due Film Screening | Film Screening |
| 9 | Body and Space | J. Price & Margrit Shildrick (eds), Feminist Theory and the Body: A Reader (Routledge: Newyork, 1999): Margaret Lock, Judith Farquar, Arjun Appadurai, Jean L. Comaroff, Beyond the Body Proper, (Duke Universty Press:2007). |
| 10 | Body: Disability and Deformity | Mitchell, D.T. & S, L. Snyder (eds)., The Body and Physical Difference, Discourses of Disability (University of Michigan Press: 1997): D. M. Turner & K. Stagg (eds.), Social Histories of Disability and Deformity (Routledge: 2006). |
| 11 | Body and Religion | S. Coakley (eds), Religion and the Body (Cambridge UP: 2000). |
| 12 | Regulating Bodies | M. Foucault, The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the College de France, 19781979. B.S. Turner, Regulating Bodies: Essays in Medical Sociology (Routldge: 1992). |
| 13 | Student Presentations | |
| 14 | Student Presentations | |
| 15 | Student Presentations | |
| 16 | Final |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Must readings mentioned in this information sheet. |
| Suggested Readings/Materials | Micheal Foucault, History of Sexuality. Documentary and movie screening. |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | ||
| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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| Project |
1
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40
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm |
1
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30
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| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
55
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
45
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| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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3
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48
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
15
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4
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60
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
0
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| Presentation / Jury |
1
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20
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20
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| Project |
1
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28
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28
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
1
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24
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24
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
180
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. |
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| 2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. |
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| 3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. |
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| 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. |
X | ||||
| 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. |
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| 7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. |
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| 8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. |
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| 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. |
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| 10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. |
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| 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). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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