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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi
Programme of Sociology
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
03220004 Sociology of Family 1 Spring 2 3+0+0 3 7
Course Type Compulsory
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques Lecture and Discussion
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Hatice BUDAK
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Hatice BUDAK C-130 [email protected] 7538 Thursday
13:30 /16:30
Course Content
The course includes various approaches and views developed on the sociology of the family, the formation of family and family types, changes in the family with industrialization, intra-family relations, gender and the value of the child in different societies.
Objectives of the Course
This course aims to provide West and Turkey in the literature of the family institution, social foundations, it is today examining family structure outlined.
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses X
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P1 To gain sociological reasoning skills and to reveal and interpret social facts. 3
P2 Being knowledgeable about sociological concepts, theories, methods, and effectively using them in the research process and project development. 4
P5 Being well-versed in contemporary sociological concepts, periodical changes, and field-specific knowledge. 3
P6 Having the ability to understand, analyze, and propose solutions for social developments. 3
P9 Analyzing and using information with a critical perspective and acting in accordance with societal values. 4
P10 Ability to express and make connections between at least two different courses outside the field that contribute to the individual's general culture. 4
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
No Learning Outcomes Outcome Relationship Measurement Method **
O1 Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories. P.1.1 1
O2 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. P.1.4 1
O3 Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives. P.1.6 1
O4 Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology. P.2.4 1
O5 Remembering current sociological concepts and periodic changes. P.5.1 1
O6 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. P.5.2 1
O7 Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events. P.6.4 1
O8 Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments. P.6.5 1
O9 Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments. P.6.6 1
O10 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. P.9.2 1
O11 Assessing social values and assessing their impact on sustainability. P.9.5 1
O12 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. P.10.2 1
O13 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. P.10.4 1
O14 Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning. P.10.5
O15 Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches. P.10.6 1
** Written Exam: 1, Oral Exam: 2, Homework: 3, Lab./Exam: 4, Seminar/Presentation: 5, Term Paper: 6, Application: 7
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 Family Institution and Definition of Family
2 Major Approaches in Family Research (Institutional, Structural Functionalist, Symbolic Interactionism)
3 Main Approaches Used in Family Research (System, Exchange, Power, Feminist Theory)
4 Studies on the Origin of the Family
5 Family Types
6 Family Structure and Structural Elements
7 Midterm exam
8 Family and Child
9 Family and Kinship
10 Relationship of the Family with Other Institutions
11 Family and the Concept of Free Time
12 Marriage and Divorce
13 The Effects of Changing Family Structures on Children
14 Queer Theory and Gender Neutral Parenting
Textbook or Material
Resources Mustafa Aydın (Editör), (2013). Sistematik Aile Sosyolojisi. Konya: Çizgi Kitabevi.
Kadir Canatan ve Ergün Yıldırım (2016). Aile Sosyolojisi. İstanbul: Açılım Kitap
Nuran Hotaçsu (2003). Çocuklukta İlişkiler Ana Baba, Kardeş ve Arkadaşlar. Ankara: İmge Kitapevi Yayınları
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance - -
Field Study - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 7 98
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 10 3 30
Midterms 1 25 25
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 2 10 20
Practice 0 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 25 25
Other 1 12 12
Total Work Load: 210
Total Work Load / 30 7
Course ECTS Credits: 7
Course - Learning Outcomes Matrix
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Learning Outcomes P1 P2 P5 P6 P9 P10
O1 Remembering basic sociological concepts and theories. 3 - - - - -
O2 Analyzing social events and evaluating them from different perspectives. 3 - - - - -
O3 Creating original interpretations by looking at social realities from new perspectives. 3 - - - - -
O4 Analyzing the concepts and theories of sociology. - 4 - - - -
O5 Remembering current sociological concepts and periodic changes. - - 3 - - -
O6 Understanding current sociological concepts and periodic changes. - - 3 - - -
O7 Analyzing social developments and understanding the underlying causes of events. - - - 3 - -
O8 Evaluating the positive and negative aspects of social developments. - - - 3 - -
O9 Developing new solutions and strategies regarding social developments. - - - 3 - -
O10 Understanding how information and data become meaningful in a social context. - - - - 4 -
O11 Assessing social values and assessing their impact on sustainability. - - - - 4 -
O12 Ability to interpret the concept of lifelong learning. - - - - - 4
O13 Ability to organize collaboration with different disciplines. - - - - - 3
O14 Ability to explain issues related to lifelong learning. - - - - - 4
O15 Ability to design innovative applications with current approaches. - - - - - 4