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Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
SOC2002 | Rural Sociology | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Hybrid |
Course Coordinator : | Instructor İLHAN ZEYNEP KARAKILIÇ |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
Course Objectives: | This course is an introduction to Rural Sociology, and is particularly aimed at giving students the tools necessary for understanding different mechanisms at work in rural areas especially in Turkey. Rural Sociology focuses on the specific characteristics of rural areas, capitalist expansion into rural areas, petty commodity production, rural development. It tries to understand how sociological processes and factors operate in rural areas and transform social relations. The course first introduces students the concept of sociological imagination and rural sociology. Then, it focuses on the expansion of capitalist relations into Anatolian rural areas and its transformation through history of the Turkish Republic until now. Lastly, in order to understand contemporary developments about rural life in general, it highlights the importance of food systems and urban agriculture. At the end of the course students will able to relate basic sociological concepts with rural lives and their transformations in Turkey and conceptualize rural issues with the help of sociological perspectives. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; During the class, the students will learn about: -scope and definition of rural sociology - emergence of capitalist agriculture and its expansion into Turkey - agricultural policies and their implications in Turkey through the Turkish Republic - transformation of agricultural policies and the implications of this - food systems - urban agriculture |
Week 1,: Meeting with the class, introduction of the course syllabus and course material. Mills, C.W. (1959). “Appendix: On Intellectual Craftsmanship” in the Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 195-227. Bourdieu, P. (1999). “Understanding” in Bourdieu P. et al ed. the Weight of the World: Suffering in Contemporary Society. Stanford: Stanford University Press. Pp.607-629. Week 2: A general introduction to the field of rural sociology *Hillyard, S. (2007). “A Problem in Search of Discipline” in S. Hillyard (eds), the Sociology of Rural Life, Oxford and New York, Berg, 2007. Pp 6-26. Lobao,L. (2007). “Rural Sociology” in C.D. Bryant and D.L. Peck (eds) 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication, 2007. Pp 265-275. Borras Jr., S.M. (2009). “Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies: Changes, Continuities, and Challenges- an Introduction”, the Journal of Peasant Studies, 36(1): 5-31. Week 3: Birth of the capitalist agriculture and its expansion into Anatolia *Bernstein, H. (2010). “Introduction: the Political Economy of Agrarian Change”, “Production and Productivity” “Origins and Early Development of Capitalism” in Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change. Halifax, Winnipeg, Sterling: Fernwood Publishing, Kumarian Press. Pp. 1-37. Keyder, Ç. (1987). “Before Capitalist Incorporation” in State and Class in Turkey, A Study in Capitalist Development, London and New York: Verso. Pp 7-25. Week 4: Transformation of agriculture in Turkey 1 *Keyder, Ç. (1993). “Petty Commodity Production in Agriculture” in P. Stirling (eds) Culture and Economy: Changes in Turkish Village. Cambridgeshire: the Eothen Press. Pp 171-187. Köymen, O. (1999) “Cumhuriyet Döneminde Tarımsal Yapı ve Tarım Politikaları” in Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 1-30. Week 5: Transformation of agriculture in Turkey 2 *Keyder, Ç. (1983). “Paths of Rural Transformation in Turkey,”, Journal of Peasant Studies, 11(1): 34-49 Boran, B. (1999) “Toplumsal Yapı Araştırmaları: İki Köy Çeşidinin Mukayeseli Tetkiki” in Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 141-150. Kıray, M. (1999) “Sosyo-Ekonomik Hayatın Değişen Düzeni: Dört Köyün Monografik Karşılaştırılması” Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 151-162. Week 6: Transformation in agriculture in Turkey 3 *Aydın, Z. (2010) “Neo-Liberal Transformation of Turkish Agriculture,” Journal of Agrarian Change, 10:2, 149-187. Keyder, Ç. and Z. Yenal, (2011) “Agrarian Change under Globalization: Markets and Insecurity in Turkish Agriculture,” Journal of Agrarian Change, 11(1): 60–86. Karakılıç, İ.Z. (2021). “Social Memory of the Greek-Turkish Population Exchange in Daily Life: A Case Study of a Tobacco-Producing Village in Turkey”, Sociologia Ruralis, 61(4):96-115. Week 7: Rural Poverty *Gülçubuk, B. and N. Aluftekin (2006), “Impact of International Agricultural Policies on Rural Poverty in Turkey”, International Business and Economics Research Journal, 5(1): 9-18. Öztürk, M. (2012). “Turkey’s Experience”, “Conclusion on Agriculture, Rural Life and Poverty in Turkey During the Age of Neo-Liberalism” in M. Öztürk, Agriculture, Peasantry and Poverty in Turkey in the Neo-Liberal Age, Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. Pp 179-205. Week 8: Movie watching and wrapping up before the midterm Week 9: Midterm Week 10: Agriculture and Food Systems 1 *Yenal D. and Z. Yenal. (1993). “The Changing World Food Order: The Case of Turkey,” New Perspectives on Turkey, 9: 20-46. Koç, M., MacRea R., Mougeot, L.J.A. and J. Welsh (1999). “Introduction: Food Security is a Global Concern” in Koç, M., MacRea R., Mougeot, L.J.A. and J. Welsh ed. For Hunger-Proof Cities, Ottowa: International Development Research Center. 1-11. Blay-Palmer, A. and B. Donald (2008). “Food Fear: Making Connections” in A. Blay-Palmer ed. Food Fears: From Industrial to Sustainable Food Systems. Hampshire: Ashgate. Pp:1-11. Week 11: Agriculture and Food Systems 2 *FAO (2018). Sustainable Food Systems, Concept and Frameworks. FAO. Pp 1-8. Blay-Palmer, A. and B. Donald (2008). “Growing Distance: the Separation of Farmers, Ecologies and Eaters” and “Creating Mutual Food Systems” in A. Blay-Palmer ed. Food Fears: From Industrial to Sustainable Food Systems. Hampshire: Ashgate. Pp:61-87 and 133-155. Week 12: Urban Agriculture *Mougeot, L.J.A. (2005). “Introduction” in Mougeot, L.J.A. ed. Agropolis. Ottowa: International Development Research Center. Pp.1-31. Davidson, D.J. (2017). “Is Urban Agriculture a Game Changer or Window Dressing? A Critical Analysis of Its Potential to Disrupt Conventional Agri-Food Systems”, International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 23(3):67-76. Week 13: Report presentations Important newly released reports will be chosen by the lecturer and students together Week 14: Wrap up and term paper submission |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Meeting with the class, introduction of the course syllabus and course material. | Discussing our ideas / stereotypes about "the rural" |
2) | A general introduction to the field of rural sociology | |
3) | Birth of the capitalist agriculture and its expansion into Anatolia | |
4) | Transformation of agriculture in Turkey 1 | |
5) | Transformation of agriculture in Turkey 2 | |
6) | Transformation in agriculture in Turkey 3 | |
7) | Rural Poverty | |
8) | Movie Watching | |
9) | Midterm | |
10) | Agriculture and Food Systems 1 | |
11) | Agriculture and Food Systems 2 | |
12) | Urban Agriculture | |
13) | Report presentations Important newly released reports will be chosen by the lecturer and students together | |
14) | Wrap up and term paper submission |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Mills, C.W. (1959). “Appendix: On Intellectual Craftsmanship” in the Sociological Imagination. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Pp. 195-227. Bourdieu, P. (1999). “Understanding” in Bourdieu P. et al ed. the Weight of the World: Suffering in Contemporary Society. Stanford: Stanford University Press. Pp.607-629. *Hillyard, S. (2007). “A Problem in Search of Discipline” in S. Hillyard (eds), the Sociology of Rural Life, Oxford and New York, Berg, 2007. Pp 6-26. Lobao,L. (2007). “Rural Sociology” in C.D. Bryant and D.L. Peck (eds) 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publication, 2007. Pp 265-275. Borras Jr., S.M. (2009). “Agrarian Change and Peasant Studies: Changes, Continuities, and Challenges- an Introduction”, the Journal of Peasant Studies, 36(1): 5-31. *Bernstein, H. (2010). “Introduction: the Political Economy of Agrarian Change”, “Production and Productivity” “Origins and Early Development of Capitalism” in Class Dynamics of Agrarian Change. Halifax, Winnipeg, Sterling: Fernwood Publishing, Kumarian Press. Pp. 1-37. Keyder, Ç. (1987). “Before Capitalist Incorporation” in State and Class in Turkey, A Study in Capitalist Development, London and New York: Verso. Pp 7-25. *Keyder, Ç. (1993). “Petty Commodity Production in Agriculture” in P. Stirling (eds) Culture and Economy: Changes in Turkish Village. Cambridgeshire: the Eothen Press. Pp 171-187. Köymen, O. (1999) “Cumhuriyet Döneminde Tarımsal Yapı ve Tarım Politikaları” in Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 1-30. *Keyder, Ç. (1983). “Paths of Rural Transformation in Turkey,”, Journal of Peasant Studies, 11(1): 34-49 Boran, B. (1999) “Toplumsal Yapı Araştırmaları: İki Köy Çeşidinin Mukayeseli Tetkiki” in Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 141-150. Kıray, M. (1999) “Sosyo-Ekonomik Hayatın Değişen Düzeni: Dört Köyün Monografik Karşılaştırılması” Oya Baydar (eds) 75. Yılda Köylerden Şehirlere, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı Yayınları: İstanbul. Pp 151-162. *Aydın, Z. (2010) “Neo-Liberal Transformation of Turkish Agriculture,” Journal of Agrarian Change, 10:2, 149-187. Keyder, Ç. and Z. Yenal, (2011) “Agrarian Change under Globalization: Markets and Insecurity in Turkish Agriculture,” Journal of Agrarian Change, 11(1): 60–86. Karakılıç, İ.Z. (2021). “Social Memory of the Greek-Turkish Population Exchange in Daily Life: A Case Study of a Tobacco-Producing Village in Turkey”, Sociologia Ruralis, 61(4):96-115. *Gülçubuk, B. and N. Aluftekin (2006), “Impact of International Agricultural Policies on Rural Poverty in Turkey”, International Business and Economics Research Journal, 5(1): 9-18. Öztürk, M. (2012). “Turkey’s Experience”, “Conclusion on Agriculture, Rural Life and Poverty in Turkey During the Age of Neo-Liberalism” in M. Öztürk, Agriculture, Peasantry and Poverty in Turkey in the Neo-Liberal Age, Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers. Pp 179-205. *Yenal D. and Z. Yenal. (1993). “The Changing World Food Order: The Case of Turkey,” New Perspectives on Turkey, 9: 20-46. Koç, M., MacRea R., Mougeot, L.J.A. and J. Welsh (1999). “Introduction: Food Security is a Global Concern” in Koç, M., MacRea R., Mougeot, L.J.A. and J. Welsh ed. For Hunger-Proof Cities, Ottowa: International Development Research Center. 1-11. Blay-Palmer, A. and B. Donald (2008). “Food Fear: Making Connections” in A. Blay-Palmer ed. Food Fears: From Industrial to Sustainable Food Systems. Hampshire: Ashgate. Pp:1-11. *FAO (2018). Sustainable Food Systems, Concept and Frameworks. FAO. Pp 1-8. Blay-Palmer, A. and B. Donald (2008). “Growing Distance: the Separation of Farmers, Ecologies and Eaters” and “Creating Mutual Food Systems” in A. Blay-Palmer ed. Food Fears: From Industrial to Sustainable Food Systems. Hampshire: Ashgate. Pp:61-87 and 133-155. *Mougeot, L.J.A. (2005). “Introduction” in Mougeot, L.J.A. ed. Agropolis. Ottowa: International Development Research Center. Pp.1-31. Davidson, D.J. (2017). “Is Urban Agriculture a Game Changer or Window Dressing? A Critical Analysis of Its Potential to Disrupt Conventional Agri-Food Systems”, International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food, 23(3):67-76. |
References: | Additional readings will be announced. |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 10 | % 40 |
Presentation | 1 | % 10 |
Midterms | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 30 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 70 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 30 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Presentations / Seminar | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Project | 1 | 20 | 20 |
Homework Assignments | 10 | 1 | 10 |
Midterms | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Final | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total Workload | 132 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Adequate knowledge of subjects specific to mathematics (analysis, linear, algebra, differential equations, statistics), science (physics, chemistry, biology) and related engineering discipline, and the ability to use theoretical and applied knowledge in these fields in complex engineering problems. | |
2) | Identify, formulate, and solve complex Biomedical Engineering problems; select and apply proper modeling and analysis methods for this purpose | |
3) | Design complex Biomedical systems, processes, devices or products under realistic constraints and conditions, in such a way as to meet the desired result; apply modern design methods for this purpose. | |
4) | Devise, select, and use modern techniques and tools needed for solving complex problems in Biomedical Engineering practice; employ information technologies effectively. | |
5) | Design and conduct numerical or physical experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating the complex problems specific to Biomedical Engineering. | |
6) | Cooperate efficiently in intra-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary teams; and show self-reliance when working on Biomedical Engineering-related problems. | |
7) | Ability to communicate effectively in Turkish, oral and written, to have gained the level of English language knowledge (European Language Portfolio B1 general level) to follow the innovations in the field of Biomedical Engineering; gain the ability to write and understand written reports effectively, to prepare design and production reports, to make effective presentations, to give and receive clear and understandable instructions. | |
8) | Recognize the need for life-long learning; show ability to access information, to follow developments in science and technology, and to continuously educate oneself. | |
9) | Having knowledge for the importance of acting in accordance with the ethical principles of biomedical engineering and the awareness of professional responsibility and ethical responsibility and the standards used in biomedical engineering applications | |
10) | Learn about business life practices such as project management, risk management, and change management; develop an awareness of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainable development. | |
11) | Acquire knowledge about the effects of practices of Biomedical Engineering on health, environment, security in universal and social scope, and the contemporary problems of Biomedical Engineering; is aware of the legal consequences of Mechatronics engineering solutions. |