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
SOC1005	Introduction to Anthropology	Fall	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 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.

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 Anthropology, its origins and its conditions of emergence.

(2) Analyse core concepts of Anthropology

(3)Describe relationship between Anthropology and colonialism

(4)Develop a perspective on how to conceptualize culture

(5)Examine major socio cultural institutions and practices such as Kinship, Family and Marriage

(6)Develop a conceptualization of Nature. Explore the relationship between nature and culture

(7)Develop a critical perspective on concepts that are taken for granted in our daily lives

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

(9)Develop an understanding of human cultural variety

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.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

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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Evaluation System

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

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
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