SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY

SW114

Course Code: SW114
Semester: Second Term (Spring)
Theory+Practice: 2 + 0
ECTS: 3

Course Type

Compulsory Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

Second Term (Spring)

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Osman Özarslan

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

will learn the concepts,studying area and method of Social Anthropology
will understand the effects of culture on the individual and society
will relation Social Anthropology and Social Work disciplines.

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 aims to introduce students to the discipline, history, theories, methodology and scope of social / cultural anthropology and to help them evaluate cultural diversity with particular focus on contemporary societies. The course will focus on the historical background of anthropology, the relationship between anthropology and the philosophy of science and field research, participant observation, problems encountered in the field, arrangement of material in the field, the concept of culture and other related concepts, identity, kinship, economic and political organization, and similar topics. its relationship with social services will be established.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Explaining basic issues, concepts about Anthropology
2^nd Week	History of Anthropology and introduction of its subfields
3^rd Week	Cultural evoluation
4^th Week	Definitions, features and functions of culture, cultural change
5^th Week	Social organisation, kinship and relationship
6^th Week	Marriage, forms of marriage
7^th Week	Family, family types and functions of family
8^th Week	Midterm
9^th Week	Gender
10^th Week	Culture and Personality
11^th Week	Culture and Child
12^th Week	Culture and Religion
13^th Week	Culture and Law
14^th Week	Relation of Social Anthropology and Social Work
15^th Week	Evaluation

Recommended or Required Reading

CRAPO, Richley. 1990. Cultural Anthropology, Understanding Ourselves and Others. Connecticut: the Dushking Publishing Group, Inc.
GÜVENÇ, Bozkurt. 1991. İnsan ve Kültür. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.
HAVILLAND, William. 1990. Cultural Anthropology. Orlando:Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc.
KOTTAK, Conrad Phillip, 2001. Antropoloji: İnsan Çeşitliliğine Bir Bakış. Ankara. Ütopya Yayınları.
SARAN, Nephan. 1993. Antropoloji. İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi.
WELLS, Calvin 1984. Sosyal Antropoloji Açısından İnsan ve Dünyası. İstanbul: Remzi Kitabevi.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	40
Assignment	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	1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	14	3	42
Preparation for Final exam	4	2	8
Course hours	14	2	28
Preparation for Midterm exam	3	2	6
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1.5	1.5
Homework	1	4	4
Presentation (including preperation)
Project
Quiz
Take-home
Field Research
Meeting with advisor
Performance Practice
Book Presentation
Article Presentation
Case Study Presentation
Thesis Proposal
Article
Thesis Research
Weekly Articles and Resource Research
Preperation for Presentations
Total Work Load			90.5
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			3.01
ECTS Credit of the Course			3

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2			X
K3	X	X	X
K4
K5
K6
K7