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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 |
SOC3005 | Sociology of Gender and Family | Spring Fall |
3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. AYŞE NİLÜFER NARLI |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | "." |
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. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; Students who succeed in this course will be able to: (1) Identify sociological frameworks related to gender and family (2)Assess the social institution of the family in a global context. (3) Examine family issues from a gender perspective, with a focus on gender-roles and expectations within the family. (4) Analyze and compare families accross cultures. (5)Analyse and compare sexuality, dating, and marriage norms accross cultures (6)Examine the impact of economic situations and social class on family structure and everyday life. (7) Demonstrate ability to do a family tree. (8) Describe one's own family culture, and history through writing a biographical research-paper based on interviews of the student's family members. |
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. |
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". |
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. |
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 | % 35 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 65 | |
Total | % 100 |
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 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics | |
2) | To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, | |
3) | To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, | |
4) | To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, | 4 |
5) | To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, | |
6) | To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level, | |
7) | To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, | |
8) | To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, | 4 |
9) | By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, | |
10) | To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, | |
11) | To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, | |
12) | To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |