Language of instruction: |
English |
Type of course: |
Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: |
Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
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Mode of Delivery: |
Face to face
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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 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. |
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Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction and course outline |
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2) |
What is anthropology |
Horace Miner, “Body Ritual of the Nacirema” |
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Origins of Anthropology |
Lavenda & Schultz, Chapter 1 |
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Early anthropological theories: Social Evolutionism |
McGee & Warms “Nineteenth-Century Evoltionism” |
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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 |
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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 |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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To have a grasp of basic mathematics, applied mathematics and theories and applications in Mathematics |
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2) |
To be able to understand and assess mathematical proofs and construct appropriate proofs of their own and also define and analyze problems and to find solutions based on scientific methods, |
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3) |
To be able to apply mathematics in real life with interdisciplinary approach and to discover their potentials, |
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4) |
To be able to acquire necessary information and to make modeling in any field that mathematics is used and to improve herself/himself, |
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To be able to tell theoretical and technical information easily to both experts in detail and non-experts in basic and comprehensible way, |
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6) |
To be familiar with computer programs used in the fields of mathematics and to be able to use at least one of them effectively at the European Computer Driving Licence Advanced Level,
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To be able to behave in accordance with social, scientific and ethical values in each step of the projects involved and to be able to introduce and apply projects in terms of civic engagement, |
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8) |
To be able to evaluate all processes effectively and to have enough awareness about quality management by being conscious and having intellectual background in the universal sense, |
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By having a way of abstract thinking, to be able to connect concrete events and to transfer solutions, to be able to design experiments, collect data, and analyze results by scientific methods and to interfere, |
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To be able to continue lifelong learning by renewing the knowledge, the abilities and the competencies which have been developed during the program, and being conscious about lifelong learning, |
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11) |
To be able to adapt and transfer the knowledge gained in the areas of mathematics ; such as algebra, analysis, number theory, mathematical logic, geometry and topology to the level of secondary school, |
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To be able to conduct a research either as an individual or as a team member, and to be effective in each related step of the project, to take role in the decision process, to plan and manage the project by using time effectively. |
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