SOC1005 Introduction to AnthropologyBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH, DISTANCE EDUCATION)General Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
FOREIGN TRADE (TURKISH, DISTANCE EDUCATION)
Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Ders Genel Tanıtım Bilgileri

Course Code: SOC1005
Ders İsmi: Introduction to Anthropology
Ders Yarıyılı: Spring
Fall
Ders Kredileri:
Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
3 0 3 6
Language of instruction: English
Ders Koşulu:
Ders İş Deneyimini Gerektiriyor mu?: No
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEGÜL AKDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s):
Course Assistants:

Dersin Amaç ve İçeriği

Course Objectives: The aim of this course is twofold: First, students will be introduced to the core ideas and concepts of anthropology such as culture, nature, ethnography, social stratifications, kinship systems, race, gender, marriage, sexuality, religion etc. Examples from various human groups around the globe will be used to develop an understanding of these core concepts, ideas and themes. Secondly, we will bring in these concepts and perspectives into our own lives to develop an informed analysis of the Turkish society.
Course Content: The course has two main sections. In the first part, it will introduce students to the world of anthropology by examining its origins, scope, main paradigms, and by developing a theoretical understanding of what culture is. Second section consists of using the main perspectives developed in the first part in exploring some of the main themes and topics of anthropology such as family, kinship, gender, and nature.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Learning Outcomes
1 - Knowledge
Theoretical - Conceptual
2 - Skills
Cognitive - Practical
3 - Competences
Communication and Social Competence
Learning Competence
Field Specific Competence
Competence to Work Independently and Take Responsibility

Ders Akış Planı

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction and course outline
2) What is anthropology Horace Miner, “Body Ritual of the Nacirema”
3) Origins of Anthropology Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 1
4) Early anthropological theories: Social Evolutionism McGee & Warms “Nineteenth-Century Evoltionism”
5) Early anthropological theories: Cultural Relativism McGee & Warms “Historical Particularism”
6) Culture and colonial heritage Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 2
7) Critique of ‘Culture’ Renato Rosaldo “The Erosion of Classic Norms”
8) Midterm Course review and midterm
9) Kinship and Descent Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 9
10) Family Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 9 cont'd.
11) Marriage Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 10
12) Sex and Gender Donna Haraway, “Is Female to Male as Nature Is to Culture”
13) Gender inequalities Anne Fausto-Sterling, “The Five Sexes: Why Male and Female Are Not Enough”
14) Nature / Culture I TBA

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Third Edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. 2007

Renato Rosaldo. Culture and Truth. , Boston: Beacon Press. 1993
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Ders - Program Öğrenme Kazanım İlişkisi

Ders Öğrenme Kazanımları
Program Outcomes

Ders - Öğrenme Kazanımı İlişkisi

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Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Quizzes 5 % 15
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 45
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
Total % 100

İş Yükü ve AKTS Kredisi Hesaplaması

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 4 56
Quizzes 5 10 50
Midterms 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
Total Workload 152