FILM AND TELEVISION
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code:

SOC3005

Ders İsmi:

Sociology of Gender and Family

Ders Yarıyılı:

Spring
Fall

Ders Kredileri:

Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
3	0	3	5

Language of instruction:

English

Ders Koşulu:

Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?:

Type of course:

Non-Departmental Elective

Course Level:

Bachelor

TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree

QF-EHEA:First Cycle

EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree

Mode of Delivery:

Face to face

Course Coordinator :

Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI

Course Lecturer(s):

Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives:

This course employs a variety of Sociological frameworks to analyze various gender issues as well as family arrangements and practices in contemporary societies. It also examines relationships between family and other institutions in society from a gender perspective. It encourages students to understand the social institution of the family in all its complexity through a study of his/her own family, as well as comparative work on families worldwide.

Course Content:

In this interdisciplinary course, we will consider the variety of human family forms where gender is a significant category of analysis. Topics will include the construction of gender identity and sexuality and the relationship of gender to past and present social and cultural institutions and the family. By the end of this course, you will widen your knowledge of social, cultural, and historical diversity among human families; use concepts from social theory to analyze contemporary family issues and be able to discuss their social and political implications.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;

Learning Outcomes

1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course	Presentation of the syllabus and discussion on interests and expectations.
2)	What is a family?	Writing of a short biographical essay; discussion of our common pre-conceived notions and stereotypes about the family.
3)	Families Past and Present	Reading 1 : The theoretical importance of the family Reading 2 : The global revolution in family and personal life
4)	Public Debates and Private Lives	Reading 5 : The mommy wars Reading 6 : Decline of the family debates
5)	Changing Gender Roles	Reading 7 : The ice cracks Reading 8 : Falling back on plan B
6)	Sexuality and society	Reading 9 : Sexual revolution Reading 10 : Hooking up and dating
7)	Mid-term	Mid-term
8)	Courtship and marriage (2)	Diverse families paper due Discussion and comparison on marriage accross cultures
9)	Divorce and remarriage Discussion on project assignment	Analysis of divorce statistics from different countries. Reading 18: The Modern American Stepfamily Farklı ülkelerden boşanma istatistiklerini inceleme Okuma 18:Modern Amerikan üvey-aileler Prepare major ideas and methodological issues for the project
10)	Parenthood	Reading 19 : New families Reading 20 : Healthy dads, healthy kids
11)	Childhood and Youth	Reading 21: Beyond Sentimentality Reading 24: Ties that Bind
12)	Work and Family Life	Reading 25 : The second shift Reading 26 : The rhetoric and reality of Opting Out
13)	Family and the Economy	Reading 28: the economy that never sleeps Reading 30: Why middle-class mothers and fathers are going broke
14)	Living with extended family	Discussion of extended familly throughout the world. Visionning of British-Pakistany film "West is West".

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Course reader
References:	Available at the bookstore /Kitapcilarda bulunabilir Arlene S. Skolnick & Jerome H. Skolnick, Family in Transition (Pearson, 2011) - 16th edition. ALSO Families across Cultures (PDF file) Doing Better for Families (PDF file) Additional materials, articles, films will be make available during the semester. / Ilave makale ve filmlere donem boyunca erişilebilir.

Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes
1) Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society
2) Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art
3) Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area
4) Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey
5) Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product
6) Being able to write a script ready to be shot
7) Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8) Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9) Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10) Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11) Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white
12) Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	Being familiar to the main concepts and methods of the social sciences and the fine arts devoted to understanding the world and the society	4
2)	Having comprehensive knowledge regarding different media and branches of art	3
3)	Knowing the historical background of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey and keeping pace with the new developments in the area	1
4)	Having a good command of the language and the aesthetics of audio-visual moving images in the world and in Turkey	1
5)	Being able to create a narrative that could be used in a fiction or a non-fiction audio-visual moving image product	2
6)	Being able to write a script ready to be shot	2
7)	Having the skills to produce the photoboard of a script in hand and to shoot the film using the camera, the lights and other necessary equipment
8)	Being able to transfer the footage of a film to the digital medium, to edit and do other post-production operations
9)	Being able to create a documentary audio visual moving image from the preliminary sketch stage to shooting, editing and post-production stages
10)	Being able to produce an audio visual moving image for television and audio products for radio from preliminary stages through shooting and editing to the post-production stage
11)	Being culturally and theoretically equipped to make sense of an audio-visual moving image, to approach it critically with regard to its language and narration and being able to express his/her approach in black and white	3
12)	Having ethical values and a sense of social responsibility	5

Öğrenme Etkinliği ve Öğretme Yöntemleri

Ölçme ve Değerlendirme Yöntemleri ve Kriterleri

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 15
Project	1	% 25
Midterms	1	% 20
Final	1	% 40
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
Total		% 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities	Number of Activities	Duration (Hours)	Workload
Course Hours	14	3	42
Study Hours Out of Class	14	3	42
Project	1	30	30
Midterms	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
Total Workload			118