SOCIAL ISSUES

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Learning Outcomes

To be able to analyze the emergence processes of the social problem with the Industrial Revolution, to explain the developments towards the solution of the social problem.
To be able to explain different definitions of justice, to comprehend the utilitarian social justice approach, to explain the libertarian understanding of justice, to determine the principles of social justice according to Rawls
To be able to explain different views on the development paradigm, to identify the principles of Amartya Sen's capability approach, to compare the capabilities lists and to distinguish human development
To be able to explain the basic approaches to the causes of poverty, to examine different definitions of poverty, to explain the main variables frequently used in the measurement of poverty, to evaluate the differentiation of poverty according to social groups through the example of gender.
To be able to explain the basic dynamics of social aging, to describe the demographic profile of the world and Turkey, to discuss the importance of theory and research in aging and aging studies, to explain the mainstream theories in the aging and aging literature, to comprehend Turkey's unequal aging process, to be able to explain the risks that await Turkey in the demographic transformation process.
To be able to define employment, to evaluate the labor market in Turkey, to distinguish the causes and consequences of unemployment, to comprehend the development of unemployment in Turkey.
To be able to define migration, to explain the causes and consequences of migration in Turkey, to explain the causes of urban problems in Turkey, to explain the process of squatting in Turkey, to evaluate urban problems in Turkey in terms of social policy.
To be able to explain the causes of the housing problem, to define the social housing, to analyze the development of the housing problem and the legal regulations and practices made in periods in Turkey, to explain the establishment purpose of the Mass Housing Administration (TOKİ), its development and its role in the production of social housing, to comprehend why the rental social housing is needed.