Course Code and Title: SOS 422-Social Change
Course Type: Compulsory
Course Level: Undergraduate
Year and Semester: Fourth year, Spring
Course Length: One Semester, 3 hours lectures per week
Pre-requisite(s): None
Language of Instruction: Turkish
Course Credits: 3 0 3
ECTS Credits: 6
Instructor: Dr. Birsen Şahin
Course Content: After examining social change from a sociological perspective, discussing main concept of social change which enculturation, culturation, acculturation, transculturation. In addition discussing social change of classical and modern sociological theories.
Course Objectives: The aim of the course is to discuss social change from cultural, political and economical point of wievs. At the end of the course students get enough knowledge about historical background of social and culturel change phenomenon.
Theaching Method: Lectures and classroom discussions.
Assessment Method: Written exam: 1 midterm (%25), supply (%25), final ( 50 % ) .
Recommended Reading:
Lecturer’s course notes.
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Duvıgnaud, Jean. “Sosyolojinin Laboratuarı Olarak Toplumsal Değişim Olgusu”, Sosyo Ekonomik Perspektif, Bursa: Asa Kitabevi, 2001.
Erkan, Hüsnü. Bilgi Toplumu ve Ekonomik Gelişme, İstanbul: Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları, 1997.
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Levy, Marion J. Modernization and The Structure of Societies, London: Transaction Pub., 1996.
Nispet, Robert A. Social Change and History, London, Oxford University Press,1972.
Şaylan, Gencay. Postmodernizm, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi, 1999.
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