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| SBP1014 | Urban Sociology | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Compulsory | | Department | DEPARTMENT of URBAN and REGIONAL PLANNING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Gökhan Hüseyin ERKAN | | Co-Lecturer | none | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | To be able to question urban spatial problems in relation to social factors, comprehension of the relationship between urban planning and urban actors. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | describe basic concepts of sociology | 2 - 6 - 14 | 1, | | LO - 2 : | comprehend disparity of urban and rural life, and changes in social life | 2 - 6 - 14 | 1, | | LO - 3 : | comprehend and analyse urban social structure | 2 - 6 - 14 | 1, | | LO - 4 : | express problems of urban life and discuss the ways to solve social-spatial problems | 2 - 6 - 14 | 1, | | LO - 5 : | acquire basic cognizance about urban culture, identity, poverty and urban policy | 2 - 6 - 14 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Basic concepts of sociology; Social change in urban areas in relation to economical and technological dynamics, reflection of past facts to the current milieu; Analysis of urban social structure; Urbanism; Problems of urban societies-employment, dwelling, social stratification, urban culture, social justice, urban management, etc. ) |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | basic concepts in space - society relationship | | | Week 2 | Lefebvrian spatial trialectics: percu, concu, vecu | | | Week 3 | the birth of sociology: from pre-history to industrial era | | | Week 4 | early urban sociology theories: Simmel, Chicago School of Urban Sociology | | | Week 5 | Louis Wirth and urbanisation as a way of life | | | Week 6 | New Urban Sociology - 1970s | | | Week 7 | formation of Turkish urban society | | | Week 8 | migration and gecekondu (squatter and slums) dynamics | | | Week 9 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 10 | poverty and urban poverty | | | Week 11 | modernism and postmodernism | | | Week 12 | globalization, global cities, world cities | | | Week 13 | urban sociology studies in Turkey | | | Week 14 | urban - rural dichotomy | | | Week 15 | Individuals, groups and NGO's in the city
Gender and participation in planning | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Giddens, A. 2000; Sosyoloji, Kırmızı Yayınları 2012, Eylül, İstanbul. | | | |
| 1 | Callinicos, A. 2007. Toplum Kuramı, Tarihsel Bir Bakış. İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 2 | Kivisto, P. 2008. Sosyolojinin Temel Kavramları. Birleşik Yayınlar, Ankara. | | | 3 | Harvey, D. 2003; Sosyal Adalet ve Şehir, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 4 | Işık, O., Pınarcıoğlu, M. M. 2001; Nöbetleşe Yoksulluk, İletişim Yayınları, İstanbul. | | | 5 | 75 Yılda Değişen Kent ve Mimarlık. Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yayınları. 1998. İstanbul. | | | 6 | Giddens, A. 2014. Sosyoloji. Başlangıç Okumaları. Say yayınları. İstanbul. | | | 7 | Doğan, İ. 2014. Sosyoloji. kavramlar ve sorunlar. Pegem Akademi. Ankara. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 06/04/2026 | 1 | 50 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 01/06/2026 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 2 | 14 | 28 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 2 | 10 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 80 |
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