SOCIOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS PROGRAMME COURSE DESCRIPTION

Code	Name of the Course Unit	Semester	In-Class Hours (T+P)	Credit	ECTS Credit
SOS381	SOCIOLOGY OF CONSUMPTION AND SAVINGS	5	3	3	5

GENERAL INFORMATION
Language of Instruction :	Turkish
Level of the Course Unit :	BACHELOR'S DEGREE, TYY: + 6.Level, EQF-LLL: 6.Level, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of the Course :	Elective
Mode of Delivery of the Course Unit	-
Coordinator of the Course Unit	Prof. NEZİHA MUSAOĞLU
Instructor(s) of the Course Unit
Course Prerequisite	No

OBJECTIVES AND CONTENTS
Objectives of the Course Unit:	This course aims to help the students have comprehensive knowledge about the development of the concepts of consumption society and consumption culture to be able to evaluate the concepts of consumption and savings as a fact in today's societies and discuss the concept of saving against the consumption and the possibilities of saving. The sociological perspective of consumption made by buying and getting objects with practical purposes will be introduced and the main debates, research areas and examples in the sociology of consumption will be discussed within the framework of the relation of consumption with concepts such as identity, fashion, free time and culture.
Contents of the Course Unit:	Contents of the course include; introduction to consumption sociology, the birth and development of consumption society, the concept of consumer culture, consumption sociology in theory, consumer culture and identity, consumer culture and free time, consumer culture and place, the view of the consumer culture in Turkey, discussions on the awareness of young people's role and savings in consumption and the relationship between savings and sustainability, and the possibilities of saving in the consumer society.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT (On successful completion of this course unit, students/learners will or will be able to)
Summarizes the emergence and development of the consumer society.
Relates the concept of consumption with identity, fashion, free time and culture.
Develops a sociological perspective on the meaning of consumption in daily life.
Criticizes the concept of consumption culture by using the perspective brought by sociology to the concept of consumption.
Argues about the possibilities of saving within the framework of sustainability by comprehending the relationship between saving and consumption.

WEEKLY COURSE CONTENTS AND STUDY MATERIALS FOR PRELIMINARY & FURTHER STUDY
Week	Preparatory	Topics(Subjects)	Method
1	-	Introduction to Consumption Sociology	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
2	Reading	The Birth and Development of Consumption Society	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
3	Reading	The Birth and Development of Consumption Society	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
4	Reading	The Concept of Consumer Culture	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
5	Reading	Theories in Consumption Society – I	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
6	Reading	Theories in Consumption Society – II	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
7	Reading	Consumer Culture and Identity	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
8	-	MID-TERM EXAM	-
9	Reading	Consumer Culture and Free Time	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
10	Reading	Consumer Culture and place	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
11	Reading	The View of the Consumer Culture in Turkey	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
12	Reading	Discussions on the Awareness of Young People's Role and Savings in Consumption	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
13	Reading	Savings - Consumption and Sustainability Relation	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
14	Reading	Analysis on the possibilities of saving in the consumer society	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
15	Reading	General Revision	Lecture, Question and Answer, Discussion
16	-	FINAL EXAM	-
17	-	FINAL EXAM	-

SOURCE MATERIALS & RECOMMENDED READING
Anik, Mehmet. (2017). Tuketimin sosyolojisi: gosteris amacli tuketim ve genclik. Ankara: Gazi Bookstore
Featherstone, Mike. (1996). Postmodernizm ve tuketim kulturu. Istanbul: Ayrinti Publications.
Baudrillard, Jean. (2017). Tuketim Toplumu. Istanbul: Ayrinti Publications
Odabasi, Yilmaz (2006), Tuketim kulturu: yetinen toplumdan tüketen topluma, Istanbul: Sistem Publications.
Miller, Daniel. (1991). Material culture and mass consumption. Blackwell Pub.
Colak, Omer Faruk, and Harun Ozturkler. (2012). "Tasarrufun belirleyicileri: Kuresel tasarruf egiliminde degisim ve Turkiye’de hanehalki tasarruf egiliminin analizi." Bankacilar Journal, (82), Page: 1-43.

ASSESSMENT
Assessment & Grading of In-Term Activities	Number of Activities	Degree of Contribution (%)	Description

Level of Contribution
0	1	2	3	4	5

KNOWLEDGE
Theoretical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Define the basic theoretical, political, economic and administrative theories used in the field of Political Science and International Relations.
2	Explain the political history, political ideas, intellectual accumulation of understanding international relations and the way that the history of diplomacy has passed from past to present.
3	List the norms of universal law and human rights, the principles of the modern legal system, the names of modern bureaucratic and administrative structures.

KNOWLEDGE
Factual
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Explain the Turkish state tradition, the influence of Islam, the accumulation of political thought and its historical background, and compare this accumulation with the current approaches.
2	Evaluate the chronological development of relations between political and diplomatic developments and political / diplomatic facts / events / ideas / actors from past to present.
3	Analyze the structure and functioning of actors, organizations and organizations that determine international relations.

SKILLS
Cognitive
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	In the light of current theoretical debates, apply relevant concepts to current political and international developments.
2	Evaluate the Turkish political tradition, developments with the Turkic community.
3	Use information on the field when comparing the administrative structures of different countries and their diplomatic traditions.

SKILLS
Practical
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Formulate the current political developments, developments and arrangements in international relations in the historical and theoretical accumulation.
2	Analyze the functioning of modern political regimes in the light of political and public bureaucratic structures, regulations and developments.
3	Examine and analyze current political developments in the Balkans, the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa and the Caucasus in terms of both Turkish political history and international relations discipline.

OCCUPATIONAL
Autonomy & Responsibility
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	To conduct a field-specific study individually and to complete it with discipline and responsibility.
2	To assume duties and responsibilities in a team work as leader or team member and to fulfil them flawlessly.

OCCUPATIONAL
Learning to Learn
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the political and administrative developments in the international political system and the bureaucratic organizations operating in this system.
2	Examine the international problems and conflicts, and the problems in the field of administration and politics in detail.

OCCUPATIONAL
Communication & Social
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	Follow the current developments in the field of Political Science and International Relations and collaborate with leading names in the field.
2	Examine and analyze academic resources and the written and oral studies on the political developments in the region and the world, especially in the Middle East.
3	Debate in the field of political science and public administration with different target groups in multicultural environments.

OCCUPATIONAL
Occupational and/or Vocational
	Programme Learning Outcomes	Level of Contribution
		0	1	2	3	4	5
1	With the current historical and theoretical knowledge of the field, suggest sustainable, organizational and administrative arrangements aimed at meeting specific goals and solving certain problems.
2	Using the theoretical, economic, political and managerial knowledge, and produce reports on current developments, conflicts and agreements in geography related to world politics and especially in the Middle East.
3	Construct arguments on the current developments in Turkish politics in the light of the laws, regulations, and the important changes in the constitution and administrative law that determine Turkish political life and foreign relations.

WORKLOAD & ECTS CREDITS OF THE COURSE UNIT
Workload for Learning & Teaching Activities
Type of the Learning Activites	Learning Activities (# of week)	Duration (hours, h)	Workload (h)
Lecture & In-Class Activities	14	3	42
Preliminary & Further Study	13	2	26
Land Surveying	0	0	0
Group Work	0	0	0
Laboratory	0	0	0
Reading	12	4	48
Assignment (Homework)	0	0	0
Project Work	0	0	0
Seminar	0	0	0
Internship	0	0	0
Technical Visit	0	0	0
Web Based Learning	0	0	0
Implementation/Application/Practice	0	0	0
Practice at a workplace	0	0	0
Occupational Activity	0	0	0
Social Activity	0	0	0
Thesis Work	0	0	0
Field Study	0	0	0
Report Writing	0	0	0
Final Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Final Exam	1	6	6
Mid-Term Exam	1	1	1
Preparation for the Mid-Term Exam	1	4	4
Short Exam	0	0	0
Preparation for the Short Exam	0	0	0
TOTAL	43	0	128