PSY151 Cultural Anthropology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Alena Schauerová (lecturer)
Mgr. Radana Farkašová (assistant)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Alena Schauerová
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 U33
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject aims at the ability to understand the contemporary world and its globlisation problems from the point of view of Cultural Anthropolgy.
At the end of this course, student should be able:
Describe the field of the relation of man and culture. Explain the historical anthropological mainstream theories and their meaning for the solving of the contemporary social or cultural problems. Express the meaning of the status, the role in general and in some particular cases, e.g. status of woman in society, status of child etc. Expound the meaning of symbols in traditional customs, rites and rituals. Reproduce basic information from psychological anthropology and anthropology of religion.
Syllabus
  • 1.Cultural and Social Anthropology
  • 2.The term "Culture"
  • 3.History of Cultural Anthropology (E.Tylor, W.Schmidt, J.Perry, F.Boas, B. Malinowski, A.Kroeber, C.Lévi-Strauss).
  • 4.Psychological Anthropology
  • 5. Social Systems
  • 6. Family, Marriage
  • 7. Patriarchy, matriarchy
  • 8. The Role of a Child in the Society
  • 9. Religion
  • 10.Multicultural Society
Literature
  • BENEDICT, Ruth. Kulturní vzorce. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 1999, 223 s. ISBN 8072032127. info
  • BUDIL, Ivo T. Mýtus, jazyk a kulturní antropologie. Vyd. 3. Praha: Triton, 1998, 259 s. ISBN 8072540017. info
  • Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie. Edited by Robert Francis Murphy - Hana Červinková. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1998, 267 s. ISBN 80-85850-53-2. info
  • SOUKUP, Václav. Dějiny sociální a kulturní antropologie. 2. rozš. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1996, 303 s. ISBN 8071841587. info
  • Sociální a kulturní antropologie. Edited by Ladislav Hrdý - Václav Soukup - Alena Vodáková. 1. vyd. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství, 1993, 157 s. ISBN 80-901424-1-9. info
  • WOLF, Josef. Člověk a jeho svět : úvod do studia antropologických věd, základní antropologické otázky, kulturní a sociální antropologie. V Praze: [s.n.], 1992, 312 s. info
Teaching methods
Monology preferentially lecture, alternativelyexplanation. Dialogue method based on the discussion and dialoque on a in advance chosen topic,or, alternativelly literature. The subject matter analysis of the text.
Assessment methods
Verbal probation.
Language of instruction
Czech
Teacher's information
http://www.fss.muni.cz/psych/studium.html
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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