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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
SOC3005	Sociology of Gender and Family	Spring	3	0	3	5

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Basic information

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.

Learning Outcomes

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.

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.

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 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.

Evaluation System

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

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 be able to critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.