COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF SOCIETY AND CULTURE

POLI108

Course Code: POLI108
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 6

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Become capable of identifying fundamental concepts, frameworks, processes and techniques of socio-cultural anthropology;
Identify typical social structures leading to the institution of human societies;
Become capable of analysing and developing arguments on the complex interrelationship between culture and human societies;
Identify the impact of globalisation on the changing aspects of socialisation and community-building relations; and
Understand and properly use a set of concepts that are central to the study of sociocultural anthropology;
Familiarise themselves with the interrelationship between political science and international relations, on the one hand, and sociocultural anthropology, on the other.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.

Course Description

This course provides an introduction to cultural and political anthropology by exploring how societies organize power and authority while examining the role of culture, language, family, religion, and gender in shaping cultural and political systems. The course, in particular, aims to introduce the fundamental concepts of anthropology and connect these concepts with political power.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the Course
2^nd Week	What is Anthropology?
3^rd Week	The Concept of Culture
4^th Week	Language and Communication
5^th Week	Religion, Myth, and Ritual
6^th Week	Social Organization I: What is Social Organization?
7^th Week	Midterm Exam
8^th Week	Social Organization II: Caste, Class, Ethnicity, and Race
9^th Week	Gender and Society
10^th Week	Kinship and Family
11^th Week	Political Anthropology: Authority and Power
12^th Week	Economic Anthropology: Reciprocity and Exchange
13^th Week	Nationalism
14^th Week	Globalization

Recommended or Required Reading

Lavenda, Robert H., and Emily A. Schultz. 2020. Core Concepts in Cultural Anthropology. Oxford University Press.
Balandier, Georges. 1972. Political Anthropology. Translated by A.M. Sheridan Smith. Penguin.
Eriksen, Thomas Hylland. 2010. Small Places, Large Issues: An Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology. Pluto

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		50
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		50
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		50
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1.5	1.5
Preparation for Quiz	2	3	6
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	1	40	40
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	35	35
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	4	4	16
Total Work Load			184
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			6.13
ECTS Credit of the Course			6

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3	LO4	LO5	LO6
K1	X				X
K2
K3				X
K4
K5					X	X
K6		X
K7
K8			X
K9
K10
K11
K12
K13				X		X