Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Kent Sosyolojisi
	English	Urban Sociology
Course Code	SBP 210E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	2	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Elvan Gülöksüz
Course Objectives		This course aims to introduce students to social stratification in urban society and contemporary urban sociology, as well as the development of the urban sociology field. It also aims to develop students' research and writing skills.
Course Description		The course consists of two parts. Part I covers categories of social stratification including class, skills, income, gender, race and ethnicity, and relates social stratification with spatial segregation in urban space. Part II covers selected topics in contemporary urban sociology including social space and planning, social exclusion and urban ecological destruction. Part III visits the development of the field, by dealing with European-centered theories about the formation of urban-industrial society in the 19th century, American-centered theories about racial-ethnic and class conflict in the 20th century, and theories about the Third World city in mid-20th century. Methods such as lectures, analysing academic articles, research assignments, and class activities in which students compare their research findings are used in the course.
Course Outcomes		Students who complete this course will be able to: • Recognise the impact of social stratification, social exclusion, and ecological degradation, on urban space • Use this knowledge in urban and regional planning practice • Conduct research in urban sociology, and compare research findings
Pre-requisite(s)		None
Required Facilities		None
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Textbook		Lin, J., Mele, C., & Lin, J. V. (Eds.). (2012). The Urban Sociology Reader. London: Taylor & Francis Group,
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