Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Social Anthropology SOS114 2. Semester 3 + 0 3.0 5.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery
Course Coordinator Assist. Prof. Dr. Şevket Ercan KIZILAY
Instructors Şevket Ercan KIZILAY
Assistants
Goals Learners will learn social sciences and development of anthropology, basic terms and concepts of anthropology such as cultural antropology, production and consumption relations, myths and rituels, Levi-Strauss
Course Content
Learning Outcomes - Being able to see the relation between anthropology and sociology
- Being able to understand basic concepts of anthropology
- Being able to aware of local culture and to evaluate it
- Having interest in other cultures and ethnographic research
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week What is Anthropology?
2. Week Problematization of Primitive Society
3. Week Classical Anthropology Theories I Functionalism (Malinowski) Structural Functionalism (Radcliffe-Brown)
4. Week Structuralism
5. Week Marxist Anthropology
6. Week Interpretative Anthropology
7. Week Symbolic Anthropology
8. Week Midterm Exam
9. Week Marriage and Kinship Relations
10. Week Gender and Age Relations
11. Week Social Hierarchy
12. Week Politics and Power
13. Week The Gift and Archaic Societies
14. Week Religion and Ritual
Recommended Sources
• Antropoloji: Kuramlar/Kuramcılar, Sibel Özbudun, Dipnot Yayınları
Small Places Big Issues: Social and Cultural Thomas Hylland Eriksen, Birleşik Dağıtım Kitabevi
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 DK2 DK3 DK4 Measurement Method
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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
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2.5 35
Research 2 7 14
Other Activities 5 6.5 32.5
Midterm 1 1 2 2
Quiz 2 1 2 2
Total Workload 127.5
ECTS Credit of the Course 5.0