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Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
SOS203Social Stratification and MobilityCompulsory234
Level of Course Unit
First Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To introduce to main classical and modern explanations of the social stratification, and to discuss the causes of social, economic and political inequalities with a specific emphasis on the terms class, gender and race/ethnicity.
Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Dr. Yakup KAHRAMAN
Learning Outcomes
1Explaining the specific theories of social stratification.
2Discussing the different dimensions of stratification and inequality.
3Evaluating social stratification with reference to the terms power, class, gender, and race/ethnicity.
4Discussing the specific dimensions of contemporary class structure.
5Explaining social mobility.
Mode of Delivery
Normal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
None
Recommended Optional Programme Components
None
Course Contents
The course introduces to the both theoretical and empirical discussions of social stratification in regard to the different forms of inequality in societies. Stratification is discussed with a specific emphasis on the concepts like class, gender, race/ethnicity, power, elites, poverty, legitimization and social mobility.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Perspectives, Concepts and the History of Inequality
2History of Inequality
3Social Stratification Theories I and II
4Social Stratification Theories III
5The Upper Class
6The Middle and Working Classes
7Poverty and Underclass
8Gender Stratification and Inequalities
9Mid-term Exam
10Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity
11Social Mobility
12The Consequences of Inequality
13Student Presentations
14Student Presentations
15Student Presentations
16final exam
Recommended or Required Reading
Ünal, A.Z. 2011. Toplumda Tabakalaşma ve Hareketlilik, Birleşik Dağıtım Kitabevi Weber, M. 2012. “Statü Grupları ve Sınıflar”, Ekonomi ve Toplum Cilt 1., Çev. Latif Boyacı, İstanbul: Yarın Yay. S. 423-429. Balibar, E. ve Wallerstein, I. 1993. Irk, Ulus, Sınıf, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul. Giddens, A.1999. İleri toplumların Sınıf Yapısı, Birey Yayıncılık, Ankara. Grusky, D.B.1994. Social Stratification in Sociological Perspective, Westview Press, Oxford. Turner,B. Eşitlik, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara, 1997.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
None
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination16060
Final Examination16060
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)120
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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