SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC2013	Sociology of Gender and Family	Fall	3	0	3	5

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Hybrid
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. PINAR MELİS YELSALI PARMAKSIZ
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.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Students who succeed in this course will be able to:

1. Get to know about the gender as a social and political concept.
2. Develop a gender sensitive perspective.
3. Relate theoretical issues in social theory to policy implementations.
4. Perceive feminist ethics
5. Relate sociology of gender to specific country cases, in particular to Turkey.

Course Content

The course introduces the basic concepts of family and gender studies and prepares the ground for a more advanced study of specific sub fields related to gender. The conceptual framework comes from the feminist theory as based on the classical to contemporary themes and issues. The course is divided into three conceptual sections. In the first section, the main concepts will be introduced. Also in this section, students will be encouraged to define family and family diversity and also discuss about the experience of gender with the aim of employing a gender-sensitive perspective. The reading material assigned in this section will guide the debates. In the second section of the course two mainstays of feminism, feminist movements and feminist theory will be examined in a historical as well as conceptual framework. In the last part of the course relates gender as well as family to problematized fields like work, labor, development, politics and violence. At the end of the course students are expected to have a critical knowledge of gender and family and to gain a gender-sensitive perspective.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction to the course	Presentation of the syllabus and discussion on interests and expectations.
2)	What is Gender?	Reading of course materials
3)	Theoretical Approaches to Gender	Reading of course materials
4)	Gender and Power	Reading of course materials
5)	Sociology of Family	Reading of course materials
6)	Families in Transition	Reading of course materials
7)	Family Diversity	Reading of course materials
8)	Family Diversity	Reading of course materials and submission of short commentary essay
9)	Marriage, Household and Family in Turkey	Reading of course materials
10)	Gender Equality	Reading of course materials
11)	Gender Equality-Cont.	Reading of course material and submission of assignment
12)	Social and Political movements for gender equality	Presentations
13)	Social and Political movements for gender equality	Presentations
14)	Social and Political movements for gender equality	Presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:

References:

Selected References:
Seçili kaynaklar:
Gender: A sociological reader. Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott (eds.). Routledge.
Walby, S. (1998). Theorizing Patriarchy. Blackwell Publishing.
Connell, R. W. (2013). Gender and power: Society, the person and sexual politics. John Wiley & Sons.
Macionis, J. J. (2017). Sociology. Pearson.(ch 18).
Beck, U., & Beck-Gernsheim, E. (2004). Families in a runaway world. The Blackwell companion to the sociology of families.
Paetsch, J. J., Bala, N. M., Bertrand, L. D., & Glennon, L. (2004). Trends in the formation and dissolution of couples. The Blackwell Companion to the sociology of families.
Weeks, J., Heaphy, B., & Donovan, C. (2004). The lesbian and gay family. The Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families, 340-355.
Nauck, Bernhard, and Daniela Klaus. "Families in Turkey." Handbook of world families (2005): 364-388.
Ortaylı, İlber. Osmanlı toplumunda aile. Vol. 22. Timaş Yayınları, 2009.
Gutek, B. A. (2001). Working environments. Encyclopedia of women and gender, 2, 1191-1204
Yelsalı Parmaksız, Pınar Melis (2019) "Siyasal Katılım," Toplumsal Cinsiyet Sosyolojisi, AÖF Yayınları, Eskişehir.
Kogacioglu, Dicle. "The tradition effect: Framing honor crimes in Turkey." Differences: a journal of feminist cultural studies 15.2 (2004): 119-151.
Sanders, V. (2004). First wave feminism. In The Routledge companion to feminism and postfeminism . Routledge.
Thornham, S. (2004). Second wave feminism. In The Routledge companion to feminism and postfeminism. Routledge.
Snyder, R. C. (2008). What is third-wave feminism? A new directions essay. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, 34(1), 175-196.
Munro, E. (2013). Feminism: A fourth wave?. Political insight, 4(2), 22-25.
Mendes, K., Ringrose, J., & Keller, J. (2018). # MeToo and the promise and pitfalls of challenging rape culture through digital feminist activism. European Journal of Women's Studies, 25(2), 236-246.

Weekly reading assignments will be provided on Itslearning.

Additional audio-visual sources will be provided thoroughly.

Additional materials, articles, films will be available on Itslearning during the semester.
Ek makale ve filmler dönem içinde Itslearning'e yüklenecektir.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Application	1	% 20
Homework Assignments	1	% 30
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.	5
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels	4
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.	3
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes	1
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills	1
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.	2
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective	1
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge	1
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects	3
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.	1
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.