PSY151 Cultural Anthropology

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2017
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Roman Hytych, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Supplier department: Department of Psychology – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Tue 19. 9. 8:00–9:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 26. 9. 8:00–9:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 17. 10. 8:00–9:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 7. 11. 8:00–9:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka, Tue 28. 11. 8:00–9:30 P51 Posluchárna V. Čermáka
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PSY151/01: Tue 3. 10. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 24. 10. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 14. 11. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 5. 12. 8:00–8:45 U23
PSY151/02: Tue 3. 10. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 24. 10. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 14. 11. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 5. 12. 8:45–9:30 U23
PSY151/03: Tue 10. 10. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 31. 10. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 21. 11. 8:00–8:45 U23, Tue 12. 12. 8:00–8:45 U23
PSY151/04: Tue 10. 10. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 31. 10. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 21. 11. 8:45–9:30 U23, Tue 12. 12. 8:45–9:30 U23
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The subject aims at the ability to understand the relevant psychological themes (mental health and illness, body, child raising, emotions, identity, death) from the point of view of Cultural Anthropolgy. The emphasis will be given on ability to apply anthropological perspective in psychological research and practice.
At the end of this course, student should be able:
- to explain basic terms and apply anthropological perspective in psychological research and practice
- to be acquitanted with historical development of cultural antropology
- to apply cultural anthropology findings for understanding of actual socio-cultural phenomenon
Syllabus
  • Themes of lectures:
  • Introduction to Cultural anthropology
  • Child development: Who sleeps with whom?
  • Identity and values
  • Emotions
  • Body and embodiment
  • Mental health and illness; death
Literature
    required literature
  • BOCK, Philip K. Rethinking psychological anthropology : continuity and change in the study of human action. 2nd ed. Prospect Heights, Ill.: Waveland Press, 1999, xiv, 309. ISBN 1577660552. info
    recommended literature
  • Chakkarath, P. (2012). The role of indigenous psychologies in the building of basic cultural psychology. In J. Valsiner (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Culture and Psychology (pp. 71-95). New York: Oxford University Press.
  • Schweder, R. A. (2003). Why do man barbecue? Recepis for cultural psychology. Cambridge, Massachutsetts, London: Harvard University Press.
  • HYTYCH, Roman. Smrt a nesmrtelnost : sociální reprezentace smrti. Vyd. 1. V Praze: Triton, 2008, 227 s. ISBN 9788073870928. 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
Teaching methods
Monology preferentially lecture, alternatively explanation. 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
exam.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
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 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2018.
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