Academic Catalog

ADM539 AUTHORITY, POWER &SOCIAL STRUCTURE

Course Code:	3100539
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week):	3(3-0)
ECTS Credit:	8.0
Department:	Political Science And Public Adm.
Language of Instruction:	English
Level of Study:	Graduate
Course Coordinator:	Assoc.Prof.Dr. FAHRÝYE ÖZÇOBAN ÜSTÜNER
Offered Semester:	Fall Semesters.

Course Content

This course discusses the concepts of political sociology in the light of recent literature and critically analyzes their theoretical/empirical significance. Some of the topics of concern are the role of individual in society and politics, alienation in industrial society, middle class politics and its relevance to present day political systems, theories of mass society, the role of ideology in shaping the society and politics, the nature of power in industrial society, and corporatism and neo-corporatism.