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In this elective course, which is intended primarily for the students of the Faculty of Arts & Sciences (except sociology students), our aim is to introduce some major issues, fundamental concepts, theories and methods applied in sociology as to help the students to form a basic idea of the subject matter of sociology. However, it must be kept in mind that within the discipline of sociology there is not a consensus even on the subject matter of sociology, and thus this course, being designed as an introductory elective course, does not aim to cover all the crucial (and controversial) issues in the field. For this reason, we will rather try to discuss some basic topics in sociology such as gender, family, deviance, stratification, political power and religion as well as sociological research methods and theory.
Attendance to the course is a must though it will not bring extra points to the student for that. Lectures may not cover all of the assigned material, but it is strongly recommended that the students read them. There will be two mid-term exams (30 % each) and a final exam (40 %).
The some of the readings may not be found in the library, or the copies that you have may show different pagination. To overcome the eventual confusion, the photocopies will be available either at the reserve desk of the library or at the photocopy section in the library (you can reach them either by course name or instructor name).
 
 
 

1. Introduction: What is Sociology? The Study of the Society, Culture and Individual

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, Chs 1 & 2, pp. 2-43.
Mills, C. W., Sociological Imagination, Penguin Books, Harmondswroth, 1980, pp. 11-17.

 2. Types of Society

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, Ch. 3, pp. 45-63.
Barfield, Thomas, J., The Nomadic Alternative, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1993, pp. 4-18.
Sahlins, Marshall, Stone Age Economics, Tavistock Publications, London, 1978, pp. 9-14.

3. Gender, Sexuality and the Body

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, Chs 5 & 6, pp. 90-127.

4. The Family

Giddens, A. Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, Ch 7, pp. 140-168.

5. Deviance and Crime

Giddens, A. Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, Ch 8, pp. 172-181, 186-189, 196-206.
Garland, David, Punishment and Modern Society: A Study in Social Theory, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1991, pp. 28-41, 135-151.

6. Problems of Identity: Race, Nationality and Ethnicity

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 210-222.
Hutchinson, J. and Smith, A. D. (eds), Ethnicity, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996, pp. 3-31

7. Social Inequality and Stratification

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 240-244.
Bilton, T., Bonnett, K., Jones, P., Stanworth, M., Sheard, K. and Webster, A., Introductory Sociology, MacMillan Press, London, 1993, pp. 41-57.
Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 263-271.

8. Political Power and the State: Political Sociology

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 338-342.
Bilton, T., Bonnett, K., Jones, P., Stanworth, M., Sheard, K. and Webster, A., Introductory Sociology, MacMillan Press, London, 1993, pp. 196-219.

9. Sociology of Religion

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 434-446.
Bilton, T., Bonnett, K., Jones, P., Stanworth, M., Sheard, K. and Webster, A., Introductory Sociology, MacMillan Press, London, 1993, pp. 414-427.

10. Issues of Population and Environment

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 529-535.
Ward, David A. and Stone, L. H., Sociology, West Publishing, New York, 1996, pp. 422-440.

11. Methodology and Theory in Social Sciences

Giddens, A., Sociology, Polity Press, London, 1998, pp. 538-548.
Bilton, T., Bonnett, K., Jones, P., Stanworth, M., Sheard, K. and Webster, A., Introductory Sociology, MacMillan Press, London, 1993, pp. 555-589.

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