Information Package / Course Catalogue
Social Anthropology and History of Civilization
Course Code: SBÖ156
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Among the aims of anthropology: why do people and societies look alike? People and Why are societies different from one another? And why and how do people and societies change? The questions are to search for and find valid, accurate and universal answers. Man and his to understand the processes of change and evolution from the beginnings of culture to the present.

Course Content

Anthropology is about human culture or the way of life in societies, all over the world anthropology culture, characteristics of culture, emergence of human, evolution, beginning of culture, development of civilization, language and communication, sexuality and marriage, kinship and genealogy systems, religion, magic and beliefs, examines the economic models of livelihood models.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Prof. Murat ÇEKİLMEZ
Learning Outcomes
1. The study of the anthropology and the development of anthropology understand the problems they face in the direction of being.
2.One of the main subjects of anthropology, the main stages of human and human evolution in the process of evolution to evaluate with a scientific point of view.
3.Why people and communities resemble each other, how they differ, with examples from various regions of the world clutch.
4. Based on the adaptation process of the students, we can say that the culture has emerged from Nazam and how it has changed. understand the various historical stages.
5.Based on the adaptation process of the students, we can say that the culture has emerged from Nazam and how it has changed. understand the various historical stages.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Güvenç, Bozkurt (1984) İnsan ve Kültür, Remzi Kitapevi, İstanbul.
2.Haviland, William (2002) Kültürel Antropoloji, Kaknüs Yayınları, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Development of Anthropology
Week 2 - Theoretical
The scope of anthropology and the study areas
Week 3 - Theoretical
How is Anthropology a Science?
Week 4 - Theoretical
Adaptation, adaptation types
Week 5 - Theoretical
Human and human evolution
Week 6 - Theoretical
Concept of Culture and Cultural Processes
Week 7 - Theoretical
Economic Systems
Week 8 - Theoretical
Economic Systems (MIDTERM EXAM)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Distribution, Distribution, Exchange and Gifts
Week 10 - Theoretical
Formation of Groups: Solving Cooperation Problem
Week 11 - Theoretical
Kinship and Genealogy
Week 12 - Theoretical
Gender, Age, Common Interest and Grouping by Class
Week 13 - Theoretical
Political organization, order and social control
Week 14 - Theoretical
Processes of Change in Religion, Magic and Sorcery: Societies and Cultures Exchange
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment42112
Midterm Examination15510
Final Examination17714
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)78
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
5
4
5
OÇ-2
4
5
5
OÇ-3
4
4
4
OÇ-4
5
4
OÇ-5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026