| Course Title | Code | Semester | L+U Hour | Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Social Anthropology | SHO110 | 2. Semester | 3 + 0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| Prerequisites | None |
| Language of Instruction | Turkish |
| Course Level | Undergraduate |
| Course Type | |
| Mode of delivery | face to face |
| Course Coordinator | |
| Instructors |
Çetin YILMAZ |
| Assistants | |
| Goals | The aim of this course is to teach studens the researh areas of social anthropology, its basic principles, approaches and methods and to provide students with respect to different cultures. |
| Course Content | Emergence of anthropology as a science Relationship between anthropology and other socail sciences Theories of social anthropology Theories of social anthropology Theories of social anthropology The concept of culture and cultural theories Limitations of racial explanations Midterm Exam Anthropological methods and techniques Cultural systems; hunting, gathering, agriculture, animal husbandary, industry and urban communities. Relations of production and consumption, natural environment and population Social stratification and ancestyr Marriage, kinship and ancestry Cultural dimensions of education process |
| Learning Outcomes |
- Comprehend that humankind reaches its contemporaray cultural richness and cultural diversity at thousands of years process - Explain the influence of culture on human behaviour. - Evaluate the history of humankind and culture in a wide perspective. - Comprehend the cultural diversity of issues such as gender, family, marriage, religion etc. - Evaluates contemporary societies in an athropological view point. - Use data collection methods of social anthropology. - Compares methods of social anthropology with other social sciences. |
| Week | Topics | Learning Methods |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Week | Emergence of anthropology as a science | |
| 2. Week | Relationship between anthropology and other socail sciences | |
| 3. Week | Theories of social anthropology | |
| 4. Week | Theories of social anthropology | |
| 5. Week | Theories of social anthropology | |
| 6. Week | The concept of culture and cultural theories | |
| 7. Week | Limitations of racial explanations | |
| 8. Week | midterm exam | |
| 9. Week | Anthropological methods and techniques | |
| 10. Week | Cultural systems; hunting, gathering, agriculture, animal husbandary, industry and urban communities. | |
| 11. Week | Relations of production and consumption, natural environment and population | |
| 12. Week | Social stratification and ancestyr | |
| 13. Week | Marriage, kinship and ancestry | |
| 14. Week | Cultural dimensions of education process |
| Güvenç, Bozkurt (1974) İnsan ve Kültür, Ankara: Ayyıldız. |
| Güvenç, Bozkurt (2002) Kültürün ABC’si, İstanbul: Yapı Kredi. |
| Özbudun, Sibel ve diğerleri (2006) Antropoloji Kuramlar/Kuramcılar, Ankara: Dipnot. |
| Pritchard, E, E. (2005) Sosyal Antropoloji, İstanbul: Birey |
| Asad, Talal (2008) Antropoloji ve Sömürgecilik, Ankara: Ütopya |
| Eriksen, Thomas Hylland (2004) What is Anthropology, London: Pluto Press. |
| Gulbenkian Komisyonu (1998) Sosyal Bilimleri Açın, İstanbul: Metis. |
| Monoghan, John and Just Peter (2000) Social and Cultural Anthropology A Very Short Introduction, Oxford: Oxford University Press. |
| Özbudun, Sibel (2010) Antropoloji Gözüyle: Sınıf, Kültür Kimlik Yazılar, Ankara: Utopya. |
| Şenel, Alaeddin (1996) Siyasal Düşünceler Tarihi, Ankara: Bilim ve Sanat. |
| Program Requirements | Contribution Level | DK1 | DK2 | DK3 | DK4 | DK5 | DK6 | DK7 | Measurement Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PY4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| PY11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course's Level of contribution | None | Very Low | Low | Fair | High | Very High |
| Method of assessment/evaluation | Written exam | Oral Exams | Assignment/Project | Laboratory work | Presentation/Seminar |
| Event | Quantity | Duration (Hour) | Total Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Preparation, After Class Study | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| Research | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| Midterm 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Homework 1 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| Final | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Classroom Activities | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Total Workload | 102 | ||
| ECTS Credit of the Course | 4.0 | ||
