| Course Objectives: |
Rendering the student informed about the subject of Anthropology, its methods and sub-disciplines. Enabling he/she to explain the concept of culture and cultural processes. It is further aimed to let them understand the importance of economic anthropology, political anthropology and applied anthropology |
| Course Content: |
The subject of Anthropology, sub-disciplines of anthropology, historical development of the theory of evolution, processes leading to biodiversity, human bio-cultural evolution, human biodiversity, growth and development in man, concept of culture and cultural processes, theories of social / cultural anthropology, kinship systems and gender, economic anthropology, political anthropology, applied anthropology. |
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Definition of the discipline of Anthropology. The internal sub-divisions of Anthropology: Physical Anthropology , Cultural Anthropology Antropoloji bilminin tanımı. Antropolojinin kendi içinde çeşitleri: Fizikî Antropoloji, Kültürel Antropoloji {especially comparison of societies (archaic and new ones).Etnography {investigates communities unaware of scripture}. Ethnology {compares primitive communities with one another}.
Pre-Knowledge: (Roughly) pre-requisite natural history: Paleolithic, mesolithic, neolithic eras and the following Mining Era (cupper bronze, iron). Glacial eras and the interim periods which facilitated immigratory movements.
Civilization eras as foragers, horticulture, agriculture, herding societies, mercantalism, industry, post-industry.
Today’s foragers in Kalahari
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Portraits of prominent anthropologists: Herodot, Marco Polo, Evliya Çelebi, Marcel Mauss, Henri Hubert, Franz Uri Boas, A.R. Radcliffe-Brown, Claude Lévi-Strauss, Bronisław Kasper Malinowski, Margaret Mead, Paul Stirling (Turkish village studies), Julian Haynes Stewart, Eric Robert Wolf, Roy Rappaport, Carol Lowery Delaney (also Turkish village studies).
Turkish Anthropology: Âfet İnan, Şevket Aziz Kansu, Seniha Tunakan, Nermin Erdentuğ, Enver Y. Bostancı, Bozkurt Güvenç, Yaşar İşcan.
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Growth and the Related Stages {Scammon curves, affecting factors (genetical and hormonal control, food, season-climate, motion, socio-economical situation, diseases, emotional states)}. Fontanel / Fontanel Structure in Infant, Babinski Reflex in Infant. |
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Human Adaptation (phenotypical and genetic; Gloger Rule, Bergman Rule, Allen Rule; skin color and eye-color). |
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Primitive fishing societies and their traits. |
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Historical views in chronological order regarding evolution
Ancient Greek mythology and philosophy
Views of celestial religions (up to 14. century)
Renaissance (15-16. centuries)
Doctrine of Development and Progress (17. century)
Turning to the nature (18. century)
Evolution and variations (19. century)
Physical Anthropology (20. century)
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A short and critical glance at the issue of human racess.
Facial reconstruction in forensic sense.
Primates: Old World Monkeys, New World Monkeys, their traits. A look at the heterodentical teeth.
Jane Goodall’s chimpanzee and Dian Fossey’s gorilla studies, with the urging of Louis Leakey (1903-1972).
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Midterm Exam |
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Anthropological Anotomy: Bregma, lambda points (on the skull); Frankfurt standard plane; femur and humerus bones; genuses and species. |
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Culture Diffusion of Culture: The cultural structure in a given society is far from being static; on the contrary; societies do interact with one another. |
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Some Paleoanthropology
―Knowledge on the skeleton
―Dating methods
―Dendrochronology: There are rings in the cross-section of a tree trunk. Each ring represents a year.
14C -Method (Half-life time helps compute the dates).
40K/ 40Ar (Potasyum/Argon) Method: This method Works well with volcanic rocks.
―Varve (glacial sediments): Yearly melt-down of ice lumps cause their flow onto lakes along with some soil and plants. Study of such layers is illuminating about the related dates.
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―Types of graves
-İnhumation of the corpse
-Intramural placement of the corpse
-Extramural placement of the corpse
-Cremation (burning down) of the corpse
―Material remnants
―Remnants of bones
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The issue of the evolution of mankind & related claims, opinions, pertaining claims, views, outlooks, theories and attributions. |
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Passage rites (Übergangrituals) and their echoes hitting today’s modern society. |
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Overlapping of Art and Anthropology: The famous Little Dancer statue. |
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Final Exam |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
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Have the basic theoretical knowledge about health, education and support services, organizational structure and systematic. |
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Uses the sciences such as health, education and psychology in addition to the basic knowledge and skills of the Child Development discipline and uses these sciences effectively. |
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To express himself/herself as an individual and a team member in the education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions related to Child Development, he/she carries out the necessary professional work independently and takes responsibility. |
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To understand the basic concepts, approaches and theories related to the field of child development, relate the current experiences with national and international developments. |
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Acts in accordance with social, scientific, cultural and ethical values in all studies in the field of Child Development. |
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Defines the problems encountered based on the knowledge and skills required by the discipline of Child Development and develops solutions. |
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Determines the learning needs of lifelong learning related to Child Development and makes the necessary guidance. |
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Works in collaboration with the family and the child and social, cultural structure and works in cooperation with the area of Child Development. |
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Plans, prepares and evaluates the materials (books, information notes, booklets, toys, educational instructional tools etc.) required by the field of Child Development and uses the materials in accordance with the best interests of the child and the family. |
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Knows the basic knowledge necessary for professional practices in education, justice, culture, health and other related institutions about child development. |
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Acts in accordance with professional ethics and social responsibility in all social practices and professional practices. |
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Participate the society and other professional groups about child development. |
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Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. |
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Have the ability to use advanced computer skills in terms of European computer use license. |
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They are sensitive regarding the universality of social rights and quality and protection of cultural values and occupational health and safety issues in the field of Child Development. |
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