SOCIOLOGY
Bachelor	TR-NQF-HE: Level 6	QF-EHEA: First Cycle	EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC1006	Social and Cultural Anthropology	Spring	3	0	3	6

Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Must Course
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AYŞEGÜL AKDEMİR
Recommended Optional Program Components:	"."
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is twofold: First, students will be introduced to the core topics in anthropology such as religion, race and racism, nationalism, political systems, subsistence strategies, 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.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
The students who succeeded in this course will be able to:

(1)Develop an understanding of race and racism, its origins and its relationship to colonialism

(2)Develop an understanding of ethnicity and nationalism as cultural practices

(3)Analyse religion, worldview, myth and ritual

(4)Learn about various subsistence strategies human societies have developed

(5)Develop an understanding of how to study ‘the Economics’

(6)Describe theories about various political organizations

(7)Describe theories to understand how to study ‘the State’

(8)Develop competence on linking concepts and theories of anthropology with existing socio cultural practices

(9)Develop an understanding of human socio cultural variety

Course Content

The course consists of a study of major topics in social cultural anthropology such as race, ethnicity, nationalism, social stratification, religion, subsistence strategies, political organizations. The course aims at applying the perspectives developed throughout the semester towards a more savvy analysis of socio cultural issues in our contemporary societies.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and course outline
2)	Race and racism	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 6
3)	Racism, slavery and colonialism	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 6
4)	Ethnicity and nationalism	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 6
5)	Nation and nationalism	Benedict Anderson, Introduction, Chapter 1
6)	Transnationalism	Benedict Anderson, Introduction, Chapter 1
7)	Worldview, myth, ritual	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 5
8)	Religion	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 5 cont'd.
9)	Midterm	Course review and midterm
10)	Political Organizations I	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 7
11)	Political Organizations II	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 7 cont'd.
12)	State	Timothy Mitchell, “The Limits of the State: Beyond Statist Approaches and Their Critics”
13)	Subsistence strategies I	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 8
14)	Subsistence strategies II	Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 8 cont'd.

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks:	Robert H. Lavenda and Emily A. Schultz. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Third Edition. Boston: McGraw Hill. 2007 Benedict Anderson. Imagined Communities. London: Verso. 1991
References:	Weekly readings will be provided Haftalık okumalar verilecektir

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 10
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 50
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 50
Total		% 100

ECTS / Workload Table

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

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect	1 Lowest	2 Low	3 Average	4 High	5 Highest

	Program Outcomes	Level of Contribution
1)	To learn and compare major sociology perspectives, both classical and contemporary, and apply all of them to analysis of social conditions.	2
2)	To be able to identify the basic methodological approaches in building sociological and anthropological knowledge at local and global levels	5
3)	To be able to use theoretical and applied knowledge acquired in the fields of statistics in social sciences.
4)	To have a basic knowledge of other disciplines (including psychology, history, political science, communication studies and literature) that can contribute to sociology and to be able to make use of this knowledge in analyzing sociological processes	4
5)	To have a knowledge and practice of scientific and ethical principles in collecting, interpreting and publishing sociological data also develop ability how to share this data with experts and lay people, using effective communication skills	1
6)	To develop competence in analyzing and publishing sociological knowledge by using computer software for quantitative and qualitative analysis; and develop an attitute for learning new techniques in these fields.
7)	To identify and to have a knowledge of the theories related to urban and rural sociology and demography, and political sociology, sociology of gender, sociology of body, visual sociology, sociology of work, sociology of religion, sociology of knowledge and sociology of crime.	2
8)	To have knowledge of how sociology is positioned as a scientific discipline from a philosophical and historical perspective	1
9)	To have the awareness of social issues in Turkish society, to develop critical perspective in analysing these issues and to have a knowledge of the works of Turkish sociologists and to be able to transfer this knowledge	2
10)	To have the awareness of social issues and global societal processes and to apply sociological analysis to development and social responsibility projects	4
11)	To have the ability to define a research question, design a research project and complete a written report for various fields of sociology, either as an individual or as a team member.	1
12)	To be able to transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of sociology to the level of secondary school.	1