SOCL109 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
| Course Code: | 3720109 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (3.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assoc.Prof.Dr. HANDE SÖZER |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
At the end of the course students will
- Learn fundamental theories, principles, perspectives and discussions in Sociology.
- Become familiar with the advanced theoretical frameworks in social analysis.
- Develop skills to utilize sociological frameworks, particularly "sociological imagination," for explaining the social phenomena surrounding them in everyday life.
- Learn the basic principles of Sociological research methods and research ethics.
- Become aware of local, regional and global social inequality systems in terms of class, race, ethnicity, gender based stratification.
Course Content
An introduction to basic principles, concepts and theories of sociology; analysis of social structure, cultural processes and patterns: the relationship of individual with society. Emphasis on case studies. Offered to non-Sociology majors
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of the class, students will
- Learn the "sociological imagination" notion and become familiar with how Sociologists have utilized this notion in various areas.
- Learn various methodologies for developing sociological questions to answering these questions.
- Learn major ethical concerns in doing Sociological research during development of a research question, actual research process and after conducting the research.
- Learn contributions of Marx, Weber and Durkheim in Sociological thought, research methods and our understanding modern societies and social organization.
- Learn studies on microsociology.
- Learn theories on social change and specifically globalization.
- Learn various and changing conceptualizations about society, social groups, social organizations.
- Learn various and changing conceptualizations about social stratification based on class, ethnicity, race, gender.
- Become familiar with main theoretical, conceptual debates and empirical studies on local, national and global poverty in relation to social exclusion.
- Become aware of social stratification mechanisms' relation to formation of prejudices, stereotypes and discrimination.