Middle East Technical University

Department of Political Science and Public Administration

ADM 123 Society and Culture

Fall 2006

Instructors: Prof. Dr. Feride Acar (Section 1)

Assist. Prof. Dr. Kürşad Ertuğrul (Section 2)

Textbook: Anthony Giddens, Sociology, 5^th ed., Polity Press, Cambridge, 2006

Course Hours:

Tuesday 13:40 – 15:30 (Section 1 – FAUD / Section 2 – F16)

Thursday 13:40 – 14:30 (Section 1 – FAUD / Section 2 – F16)

Discussion Hour:

Thursday 14:40 – 15:30 (Section 1 – Fz17 / Section 2 – F16)

COURSE OUTLINE

21 September Chapter 1 What is Sociology?

26 September Chapter 1 What is Sociology?

28 September Chapter 1 What is Sociology?

3 October Chapter 2 Globalization and the Changing World

5 October Chapter 2 Globalization and the Changing World

10 October Chapter 2 Globalization and the Changing World

12 October Chapter 2 Globalization and the Changing World

17 October Chapter 2 Globalization and the Changing World

Reading material for discussion hour:

Featherstone, M., “Genealogies of the Global”, Theory, Culture and Society, vol. 23, no 2-3, 2006, pp. 387-392

18 October 2006 – Midterm Exam I

19 October Review

31 October Chapter 6 (pp. 160-178) Culture, Socialization and Gender

2 November Chapter 6 (pp. 160-178) Culture, Socialization and Gender

7 November Chapter 6 (pp. 160-178) Culture, Socialization and Gender

9 November Chapter 12 (pp. 458-479) Culture, Socialization and Gender

14 November Chapter 12 (pp. 458-479) Culture, Socialization and Gender

16 November Chapter 12 (pp. 458-479) Culture, Socialization and Gender

Reading material for discussion hour:

Bohannan, L., “Shakespeare in the Bush” in Spradley and McCurdy (eds.), Conformity and Conflict, Longman: London and NY, 1997, pp. 34-43

Sever, A. and Yurdakul, G., “Culture of Honor, Culture of Change”, Violence against Women, vol. 7, no 9, September 2001, pp. 964-998

Durakbaşa, A. and Cindoğlu, D., “Encounters at the Counter: Gender and the Shopping Experience”, in Kandiyoti, D. and Saktanber, A.(eds.), Fragments of Culture: The Everyday of Modern Turkey, I. B. Tauris, London and NY, 2002

21 November Review / Discussion

23 November Chapter 7 Family

28 November Review / Discussion

30 November Chapter 7 Family

Reading material for discussion hour:

Chandler, J., “Women Outside Marriage”, in Anthony Giddens (ed.) Sociology: Introductory Readings, Polity Press: Cambridge, 1997, pp. 192-203

Davis, G. And Murch, M., “Why do Marriages Break Down?” in Anthony Giddens (ed.) Sociology: Introductory Readings, Polity Press: Cambridge, 1997, pp. 176-181

The Economist, “Home Sweet Home: The Debate about Family Values”, in Anthony Giddens (ed.) Sociology: Introductory Readings, Polity Press: Cambridge, 1997, pp. 169-175

4 December 2006 – Midterm Exam II

5 December Chapter 9 Stratification and Class

7 December Chapter 9 Stratification and Class

12 December Chapter 9 Stratification and Class

Reading material for discussion hour:

Sennett, R. and Cobb, J., “Introduction: The Hidden Injuries”, The Hidden Injuries of Class, W. W. Norton and Company, London, 1993, pp. 3-23.

14 December Chapter 10 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare

19 December Chapter 10 Poverty, Social Exclusion and Welfare

Reading material for discussion hour:

Buğra, A. and Keyder, Ç., New Poverty and the Changing Welfare Regime of Turkey, UNDP, 2003

21 December Chapter 14 Religion in Modern Society

26 December Chapter 14 Religion in Modern Society

28 December Chapter 14 Religion in Modern Society

Reading material for discussion hour:

Bellér-Hann, I., “Women, religion and beliefs in northeast Turkey”, in Proceedings of the colloquium on popular customs and monotheistic religions in the Middle East and North Africa, Budapest, 19-25 Sept. 1993 (eds) A. Fodor & A. Shivtiel, 257-82. (Budapest Studies in Arabic 9-10). Budapest: Eötvos Loránd University, Chair for Arabic Studies.