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| Unit | FACULTY OF EDUCATION |
| PHILOSOPHY GROUP TEACHING PR. | |
| Code | FELS317 |
| Name | Sociology of Social Movements |
| Term | 2025-2026 Academic Year |
| Semester | 5. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 5 ECTS |
| National Credit | 2 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Label | FE Field Education Courses E Elective |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Prof. Dr. CAHİT ASLAN |
| Course Instructor |
The current term course schedule has not been prepared yet.
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Course Goal / Objective
There are social tensions such as economic, social and political explosions, panics and mass movements specific to periods of depression that occur in a society. It is important to understand the action patterns that have occurred in Turkey and the world throughout the historical process and are based on certain social norms. In this context, students will be taught the historical and theoretical foundations of social movements; they will be provided with the ability to analyze different types of social movements; they will be provided with a critical perspective to evaluate the effects of social movements on social change; they will be provided with an understanding of the role of social movements in global and local contexts; their skills to explain the processes of participation in social movements and organization will be developed.
Course Content
The nature of social movement. Differences in concepts related to the concept of social movement. Components of social movements: ideology; leaders and followers; strategy and tactics. Possibilities of social movements and social movement organization. Stages in social movements and the career of social movements. Types of social movements. Main modes of rejecting the social order. Social movement theories. From old to new social movements. Anti-globalization social movements.
Course Precondition
Not
Resources
Çayır. Kenan. (1999). Yeni Sosyal Hareketler. İstanbul. Kaknüs Yayınları. Garner. Roberta (1996). “Social Movements Theories: Conttemporary Movements and Ideology”. New York: Mc Graw-Hill Inc.. s. 41-67. Gusfield. Joseph R. (1970). “Protest. Reform and Revolt: A Reader in Socila Movements. New York: Wiley. 576 pp.
Notes
Swindler. Ann (1995). Cultural Power and Social Movements. Social Movements and Culture. Ed: Heank Johston and Bert Klandermans. University
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | Explains the basic concepts, theories and history of social movements. |
| LO02 | Analyzes social movements within the framework of different sociological approaches. |
| LO03 | Evaluates the relationship between social change and social movements. |
| LO04 | Discusses the dynamics and effects of various social movements with examples. |
| LO05 | Examines current social movements and makes critical analyses. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Knows the relationships between terms and concepts related to the field of philosophy group education. | |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Realizes that problems differ from past to present | 2 |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Recognizes the necessary problems of three basic fields (Philosophy, sociology, psychology) | 3 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Integrates theoretical knowledge with knowledge from relevant disciplines | 5 |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Synthesizes different discussions regarding philosophy group education | |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Evaluates the problems encountered in the educational environment and daily life from the perspective of philosophy, sociology and psychology. | 2 |
| PLO07 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Fulfills responsibility in work carried out individually or in groups. | |
| PLO08 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Uses information about field in daily life with awareness of social responsibility. | 2 |
| PLO09 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Develops a positive attitude towards lifelong learning. | |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Acts in accordance with democracy, human rights, social, scientific and professional ethical values. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Independently addresses problems related to people, society and values | 3 |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Gains the ability to look critically | 2 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Uses advanced information and communication technologies. | |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Monitors information in the field by using a foreign language at least at the B1 level of the European Language portfolio | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Can access printed and other information sources related to the field | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Shows sensitivity to social, philosophical and literary issues | 1 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Examines the subject covered during philosophy group education in logical consistency. |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction of the course, the purpose, scope and functioning of the course. | readiness | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım |
| 2 | Definition, importance and historical context of social movements. Concepts related to social movements | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 3 | Components of Social Movements: Ideology; Leader-leadership and followers; Strategy and tactics. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 4 | Theoretical Foundations of Social Movements – 1: Approaches of Marx, Weber and Durkheim to social movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 5 | Theoretical Foundations of Social Movements – 2: Resource mobilization theory, political process theory, framing theory. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 6 | Historical Social Movements: Social movements after the industrial revolution: Workers' movements, women's movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 7 | New Social Movements: Environmental, identity, human rights and global justice movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Local and Global Social Movements: The effects of global movements in the local context and localization processes. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Tartışma |
| 10 | Violent and Peaceful Social Movements: Nonviolent and violent types of social movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 11 | Digitalization and Social Movements: The role of social media and digital platforms in social movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Beyin Fırtınası, Grup Çalışması, Anlatım |
| 12 | Social Movements in Türkiye: Analysis of historical and current social movements in Türkiye. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 13 | Social Impacts of Social Movements: The relationship between social change and social movements. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 14 | Current Social Movements: Discussion of prominent social movements in recent years. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap |
| 15 | Summative Evaluation and Discussion: Discussion of what students have learned throughout the semester. | Review of the related chapter in the book | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Anlatım, Soru-Cevap, Tartışma |
| 16 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 17 | Term Exams | Exam preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 2 | 28 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 18 | 18 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 40 | 40 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 114 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 4,56 | ||
| ECTS | 5 ECTS | ||