SOC208 ECONOMICS AND SOCIETY
| Course Code: |
2320208 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
5.0 |
| Department: |
Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
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| Offered Semester: |
Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
This course focuses on
-Globalization and Economic chance: The social consequences of global economic integration, migration,
and transnational productlon networks.
-State, Policy, and Welfare: The role of governments, public policies, and social protection systems in regulating economic life.
-Economic Systems and Society: How economic structures interact with social institutions and cultural norms.
-Markets, Power, and Social Relations: Undefstanding labor markets, consumer practices, and workplace dynamics through a sociological lens.
-Inequality and Stratification: Examining how class, gender, ethnicity, and global hierarchies shape economic opportunities.
-Environmental and Ecological Economies: Exploring sustainability, resouýce use, and the social dimensions
of environmental crises.
Everyday Economic Life: How economic forces influence family, community, identity, and daily decision-making
