Information Package / Course Catalogue
World Cultures
Course Code: SRB340
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

To be able to bring theological, ethnological, philological, legal, geographical, economic, sociological and political explanations to the questions of why people, societies and cultures are similar or not.

Course Content

Culture, civilization, acculturation, cultural expansion, acculturation, acculturation, culture shock, forced acculturation, cultural assimilation and assimilation of cultural change concepts

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understands the definition and characteristics of culture.
2. Perceive the concepts of cultural themes, universalism, holism, integration, adaptation and cultural relativity.
3. Makes causal and universal explanations about why cultures and people do not resemble or share common features.
4.Have knowledge about Japanese culture.
5. Gains knowledge of Irish culture.
6.Have knowledge about Dutch culture.
7.Gains knowledge of Chinese culture.
8. Have knowledge about Russian culture.
9. Have knowledge about Bulgarian culture.
10.Gains knowledge of German culture.
11.Have knowledge about Swedish culture.
12.Have knowledge about French culture.
13. Have knowledge about Greek culture.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Güvenç, B. 1976. Sosyal Kültürel Değişme, Hacettepe Üniversitesi Yayınları.
2.Güvenç, B. 1984. İnsan ve Kültür, Remzi Kitabevi.
3.Güvenç, B. 1997. Kültürün abc’si, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
4.Kudat, A. 2004. Kirvelik, sanal akrabalığın dünü ve bugünü, Ütopya Yayınevi, Ankara.
5.Levi-strauss, C. 2004. Yaban Düşünce, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
6.Braidwood, R.J. 1995. Tarihöncesi İnsan, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları, İstanbul.
7.Childe, G. 2004. Kendini Yaratan İnsan, Varlık Yayınları, İstanbul.
8.Frangipane, M. 2002. Yakındoğu’da Devlet’in Doğuşu, Arkeoloji ve Sanat Yayınları.
9.Malinowski, B. 2000. Büyü, bilim ve din, Kabalcı, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
The concept and theory of culture
Week 2 - Theoretical
Characteristics of culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Cultural content, relationships and processes
Week 4 - Theoretical
Japanese Culture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Irish Culture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Dutch Culture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Chinese Culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Russian Culture
Week 9 - Theoretical
Bulgarian Culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
German Culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Swedish Culture
Week 12 - Theoretical
French Culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Greek Culture
Week 14 - Theoretical
Summarising the course
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141242
Assignment1426
Reading33215
Midterm Examination1516
Final Examination1516
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026