Information Package / Course Catalogue
Countries and Cultures
Course Code: REH401
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

The aim of the course is to compare the differences and similarities between societies and cultures within the scope of theological, ethnological, philological, juridical, geoghraphical, economical, sociological and political explanations.

Course Content

Culture, civilization, domestication, culture diffusion, acculturation, culture shock, assimilation, cultural shift will be learned.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Ins. Ergün EFENDİ
Learning Outcomes
1.To be able to recognize the definition and features of culture,
2.To be able to identify the concepts of cultural themes such as universalism, holism, integretion, adaptation, and relativism,
3.To be able to evaluate universal and causitive explanations on the common and different qualities of people
4.Get knowledge about British culture
5.Get knowledge about German 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.Herodot Tarihi, 1991. (çev: Ökmen, M.), Remzi Kitabevi, İstanbul.
10.Malinowski, B. 2000. Büyü, bilim ve din, Kabalcı, İstanbul.
11.Malinowski, B. 2003. Yabanıl Toplumda Suç ve Gelenek, Epsilon Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Dersin amaçları, önemi, kapsamı, içeriği, ölçüm yöntemleri ve kaynakları hakkında ön bilgi verilecektir. According to Turkish border entry statistics, the countries that send the most tourists to Turkey will be determined.
Week 2 - Theoretical
German Culture
Week 3 - Theoretical
Russian Culture
Week 4 - Theoretical
British Culture
Week 5 - Theoretical
Bulgarian Culture
Week 6 - Theoretical
Iranian Culture
Week 7 - Theoretical
Georgian Culture
Week 8 - Theoretical
Dutch Culture
Week 9 - Theoretical
France Culture
Week 10 - Theoretical
USA Culture
Week 11 - Theoretical
Greece Culture
Week 12 - Theoretical
Ukrainian Culture
Week 13 - Theoretical
Swedish Culture
Week 14 - Theoretical
Italian Culture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Assignment1404
Individual Work3309
Midterm Examination1617
Final Examination1617
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)97
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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4
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5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026