| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS411.2 | Youth Sociology | Elective | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| This course takes “youth” as the object of study, the youth is the transitional stage between the childhood and adulthood and in fact it’s a product of “modernity”, and a “social” identity which transforms itself according to the conditions of the time. The course aims to familiarize students with youth studies and youth culture through a multidisciplinary approach with a particular emphasis on the history of youth in Turkey. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Explain the basic concepts related to the classes of age. | | 2 | Understand the juvenile culture | | 3 | Analyze the official discourse(s) on youth | | 4 | | | 5 | |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| The course begins with a brief history of youth and with the transformation that the youth had lived within the passage from traditional society to modern society. After this introduction to concept of “youth” as a product of modernity, the course will continue by analyzing the youth acting as a “political player” while underlying the generation of ’68 throughout the world. Then, another line of the course will focus on the juvenile cultures that had initiated from 1950s in order to treat the mode, music and literature, and juvenile subcultures.Secondly, the course will examine the Turkish youth by using an approach in three generations (the first generation of Republic, the generation from 1960s to 1970s, generation post-1980s) within the context that is both cultural and political. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Introduction to the subject | | | | 2 | Genesis of youth as a social category | | | | 3 | The youth and its subcultures | | | | 4 | Youth in social movements: the generation ’68. | | | | 5 | Youth as “dangerous class”: violence, delinquency and youth | | | | 6 | Youth against the State | | | | 7 | Gender, sexuality and youth | | | | 8 | Invention of youth in Turkey | | | | 9 | Mid-term Exam | | | | 10 | Myth of youth in Turkey: the ’68 and ’78 generations | | | | 11 | The post-1980s and politics | | | | 12 | The youth at the ordeal of social segregation | | | | 13 | Juvenile identities in contemporary Turkey | | | | 14 | Youth and citizenship | | | | 15 | Youth and citizenship | | | | 16 | final | | |
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| Yentürk, N., Kurtraran, Y. & Nemutlu, G. (2008).
Türkiye’de Gençlik Çalışması ve Politikaları, İstanbul, İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi,
Lüküslü, G. Demet Lüküslü, “Farklı Kitaplar ve Farklı Açılardan ’Gençlik’ Analizleri“, Birikim, Ağustos 2005. |
| 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 | 45 | 45 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 45 | 45 |
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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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