| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS406 | Small Groups Sociology | Compulsory | 4 | 8 | 5 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| Will be able to explain concepts such as friendship, team spirit, group climate, togetherness, sense of unity, sense of being, sense of being a group and sense of belonging; He will also be able to interpret the types of leadership, the formation of norms, and the structural features of norms and changes in stereotypes. Students will be able to apply the knowledge they have learned in the course of their interaction with the small groups they encounter in their daily lives. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | explain basic notions of group relations in Sociology. | | 2 | explain how an individual adapts himself to mass psychology. | | 3 | explain the influences of social control on individuals. | | 4 | | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| Basic concepts related to small groups such as group integrity and classification of groups, the impact of the small group on the individual, group structure and process, conceptualization of leadership, social behavior of small groups in explaining social behavior are discussed. In addition, the methods and research techniques used in small groups research, small group theories are given information about the review, small group research includes some examples. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Theoretical Foundations of Groups in Sociology
| | | | 2 | Individual and "Construction of Group"
| | | | 3 | Transformation of Group Forms
| | | | 4 | Understanding of Group Behaviours
| | | | 5 | Mass Psychology
| | | | 6 | Understanding Group and Authority
| | | | 7 | Understanding Group and Authority II
| | | | 8 | Presentation of Self in Daily life
| | | | 9 | exam | | | | 10 | Social Control
| | | | 11 | Favoritism and Clientalism
| | | | 12 | Neighbourhood Pressure in Turkey
| | | | 13 | New Forms of Community: Virtual Communities
| | | | 14 | Social, Religious and Cultural Groups in Turkey I
| | | | 15 | Social, Religious and Cultural Communities in Turkey II | | | | 16 | final | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Arkonaç, S. 1993. Grup İlişkileri, Alfa Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Hagg, M. 1997. Sosyal Psikolojik Açıdan Grupta Bütünleşme, (çev. Aliye Mavili Aktaş), Ankara: Sistem Yayıncılık.
Hortaçsu, N.1998. Grup İçi ve Gruplar Arası Süreçler, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi.
King, C. 1998. The Sociology of Small Groups: A Handbook of Theory and Experiment, New York.
Külebi Ahmet.1986. Grup Dinamiğinde İnsan Davranışı, Sosyal Psikolojide Kuram, Yöntem ve Uygulama, Ankara: Bilim Yayınları.
Sakallı, N. 2001. Sosyal Etkiler, Ankara: İmge Kitabevi. |
| Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
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| Assessment Methods and Criteria | |
| Midterm Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | |
| Final Examination | 1 | 100 | | SUM | 100 | | Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 40 | | End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities | 60 | | SUM | 100 |
| | Language of Instruction | | Turkish | | Work Placement(s) | | None |
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| Workload Calculation |
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| Midterm Examination | 1 | 75 | 75 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 75 | 75 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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