SOC543 FAMILY, MARRIAGE AND KINSHIP DYNAMICS IN TURKEY

Course Code:2320543
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):3 (3.00 - 0.00)
ECTS Credit:8.0
Department:Sociology
Language of Instruction:English
Level of Study:Graduate
Course Coordinator:Prof.Dr. FATMA UMUT BEŞPINAR AKGÜNER
Offered Semester:Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course the students will comprehend

basic theories about family, marriage and kinship

main family, marriage and kinship dynamics in Turkey from a interdisciplinary approach.


Course Content

This course examines different practices of family, marriage and kinship in Turkey by taking into consideration social class, regional and religious/ethic differences. Practices of family relations, marriage and kinship, and individuals’ perceptions and expectations of these relationships show diversity in Turkey in the last decades; the changing social norms, economic dynamics and policies related to the dynamics of family, marriage and kinship are also influential to the transformation of the family, marriage and kinship practices in Turkey over time.


Course Learning Outcomes

Students will understand the main theoretical approaches in the sociology of family, marriage and kinship.

Students will critically evaluate family, marriage and kinship practices in Turkey from a multidisciplinary approach. 


Program Outcomes Matrix

Level of Contribution
#Program Outcomes0123
1To correlate sociology and other social sciences
2To interpret knowledge produced by society from a sociological perspective
3To renew and improve their accumulation by following up-to-date publications and research programs
4To be open to occupational novelties in order to understand social change
5To produce original solutions within and outside the discipline and in interdisciplinary levels
6To know and implement the ethics of sociological research
7To be aware of social, environmental, and economic effects in the areas where sociological approaches are appropriated
8To use and transfer the accumulation of sociological knowledge in an interdisciplinary way
9To understand social structures and dynamics by correlating the past, the present and the future
10To connect social theories of knowledge and social practices

0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution