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Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code	Course Name	Semester	Theoretical	Practical	Credit	ECTS
SOC1005	Introduction to Anthropology	Spring	3	0	3	6

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Basic information

Language of instruction:	English
Type of course:	Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level:	Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
Course Coordinator :	Assoc. Prof. 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.

The teaching methods of the course include classical learning methods as well as reading, individual work, technology-supported learning, educational games, collaborative learning and discussion.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week	Subject	Related Preparation
1)	Introduction and course outline	Malinowski, B. (1922). Introduction: The subject, method and scope of this inquiry. Argonauts of the Western Pacific.
2)	What is anthropology? Methodology in anthropology	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 6.
3)	Physical Anthropology	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 6.
4)	Origins of Domestication	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 7&8.
5)	Theories in anthropology I	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 13.
6)	Theories in anthropology II	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 13.
7)	Culture and ethnography	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Chp 10. Spradley, J. P., & McCurdy, D. W. (2012). Conformity and conflict: Readings in cultural anthropology. Jill Potash, p: 1-22.
8)	Patterns of Production, Distribution and Consumption I	Spradley &McCurdy p: 142-153 & 165-177
9)	Patterns of Production, Distribution and Consumption II	Lappé, F. M., Collins, J., & Fowler, C. (1977). Food first. Beyond the myth of scarcity. Houghton Mifflin Co. Chp: 11, 12, 15.
10)	Globalisation I	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016) Chp 20.
11)	Globalisation II	Shaker Ardekani, R., & Rath, J. (2020). Coffee people in Tehran, Glasgow and Amsterdam. Journal of Consumer Culture, 20(1), 122-140. Greve, M. (2021). Musical diversity and the struggle for identities. In The Routledge Handbook on Contemporary Turkey (pp. 257-268). Routledge.
12)	Gender and kinship	Spradley, J. P., & McCurdy, D. W. (2012) Jill Potash, p: 179-192 https://news.un.org/en/story/2022/09/1126171
13)	Power and politics	Demirer, S. Ö. (2011). Anthropology as a nation-building rhetoric: the shaping of Turkish anthropology (from 1850s to 1940s). Dialectical Anthropology, 35(1), 111-129.
14)	Conclusion	There is no reading for this week. There will be an overall revision.

Sources

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References:	Scupin, R., & DeCorse, C. R. (2016). Anthropology: A global perspective. Pearson Education. Spradley, J. P., & McCurdy, D. W. (2012). Conformity and conflict: Readings in cultural anthropology. Jill Potash.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements	Number of Activities	Level of Contribution
Attendance	14	% 0
Midterms	1	% 40
Final	1	% 40
Paper Submission	1	% 20
Total		% 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK		% 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK		% 40
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
Homework Assignments	1	15	15
Midterms	1	20	20
Final	1	20	20
Total Workload			153

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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