HUMAN AND SOCIETY

Content

Weeks	Topics
1. Weeks	Social Groups, What is Social Group, Characteristics of Social Groups, History of Social Group Studies, Types of Social Groups, General Characteristics of Social Group Structure, Theories of Social Groups
2. Weeks	Media, Mass Communication and Society; What is Media? How Can We Understand The Media, Media Theory: A Brief History, Media: Different Theoretical Approaches, Media Ownership Structure and Production Process, Media and Globalization, Internet
3. Weeks	Urbanisation; The Foundation of Cities, Industrial City, Theoretical Approaches for Modern Cities, Urbanization Experience of Turkey, Global City
4. Weeks	Environment and Society, Global Environmental Problems, Theoretical Approaches that Explain Human Environment Interaction and the Reasons for Environmental Problems.
5. Weeks	Review
6. Weeks	Review
7. Weeks	Midterm Exam
8. Weeks	The Phenomenon of Migration and International Migration Theories; Definition of Migration and Types of Migration; Macro Migration Theory of Neo-Classical Economics; Micro Migration Theory of Neo-Classical Economics; Criticisms of the Neo-Classical Model; New Economic Theory; Split Labor Market Theory; Migration Systems Theory; World System (Center-Periphery) Migration Theory; Immigrant Relations Network Theory
9. Weeks	Demography and Population; Characteristics of Population Structure; Demographic Processes
10. Weeks	Health, Disease and Society; What is Health; Health in Terms of Sociological Approaches; Economic Policies, Neo-liberalism and Health; Distribution of Health and Disease in Society; Health in Turkey
11. Weeks	Citizenship, Nation-State and Globalization; Citizenship in Ancient Greece, Modern Nation State and Citizenship, French and German Style Citizenship, Two Political Traditions in the Nation State: Liberal and Republican Citizenship, Immigration, Citizenship and Social Stratification, Policies of the Nation State towards Immigrants, Globalization and New Citizenship Theories
12. Weeks	Review
13. Weeks	Review
14. Weeks	Final Exam