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Course Name	Turkish	Kent Sosyolojisi
	English	Urban Sociology
Course Code	SBP 234E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	-	2	4	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Melis Oğuz
Course Objectives		1. To understand the formation and transformation of human societies which is one of the basic elements of the city 2. to get a sociological insight specifically for social systems developed by the human-being and urban settlements 3. to comprehend different theoretical perspectives of urban sociology 4. to comprehend sociological research process
Course Description		Basic concepts of sociology. Sociological methodology and research techniques. Social group, symbols, socialization. Social structure. Community and society. Social stratification and mobility. Social institutions. Social change and its impact on urban space. Introduction to urban sociology. Evolution of cities. Functional types of cities. Theories of human ecology. Urban growth theories. Squatter settlements. Urbanization in developing countries. Social space in metropoliten cities. New paradigms in urban theory.
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