| Course Unit Code | Course Unit Title | Type of Course Unit | Year of Study | Semester | Number of ECTS Credits | | SOS411.1B | Sociology of Old Age and Death | Elective | 4 | 7 | 3 |
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| Level of Course Unit |
| First Cycle |
| Objectives of the Course |
| The aim of this course is to examine the phenomenon of old age and death in the light of sociological teroiler, to evaluate the relationship between biology and culture on the basis of the phenomenon of old age and death. |
| Name of Lecturer(s) |
| Doç. Dr. Süleyman YURTTAŞ |
| Learning Outcomes |
| 1 | Students understand the theoretical analysis of aging | | 2 | Students can explain the greyization of world population | | 3 | Students can explain the politics of aging | | 4 | understand the concept of death in sociological context |
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| Mode of Delivery |
| Normal Education |
| Prerequisites and co-requisities |
| None |
| Recommended Optional Programme Components |
| None |
| Course Contents |
| The concept of aging society, the concept of graying the world population, stratification by age, the difficulties of aging, the theoretical analysis of old age, the politics of aging, the opposition of the elderly. Fear and death, death in sociological context, body and society, death industry, death and spaces, forms of burial. |
| Weekly Detailed Course Contents |
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| 1 | Aging society concept,
| | | | 2 | graying of the world population,
| | | | 3 | graying of the world population,
| | | | 4 | graying of the world population,
| | | | 5 | stratification according to age,
| | | | 6 | difficulties of aging,
| | | | 7 | theoretical analysis of old age,
| | | | 8 | Midterm | | | | 9 | exam | | | | 10 | old opposition.
| | | | 11 | Fear and death
| | | | 12 | death in the sociological context body and society,
| | | | 13 | death in the sociological context body and society,
| | | | 14 | death industry,
| | | | 15 | death and spaces,
| | | | 16 | embedding forms.
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| Recommended or Required Reading |
| İ.Tufan (2003)Modernleşen Türkiye'de Yaşlılık ve Yaşlanmak Yaşlılılığın Sosyolojisi,Anahtar Kitaplar Yayınevi.
SAĞIR, Adem. "Ölüm Sosyolojisi." Ankara: Phonix Yayınları(2014). |
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Final Examination | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Attending Lectures | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Self Study | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Individual Study for Mid term Examination | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Individual Study for Final Examination | 14 | 1 | 14 |
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| Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes |
| LO1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | | LO2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | LO3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | LO4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
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| * Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High |
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