FF:PSB_13 Introduction to anthropology - Course Information

PSB_13 Introduction to anthropology

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).

Teacher(s)

RNDr. Vladimír Šedivý, CSc. (lecturer), doc. PhDr. Jana Marie Havigerová, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Mojmír Tyrlík, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jarmila Valchářová

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

• Psychology (programme FF, M-PS) (2)

Course objectives

This course provides an introduction to the field of rise,development and somatic qualities of human and related species.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction into the anthropology: determination of the anthropology as a science, definition of its object investigation - man and culture, common method of investigation, systematization of this experiential and applicable science and its basic conception. 2. Human ecology: interaction between the man and life environment, e.g. physical, chemical and biological factors of the environment and way of their activity. Biological adaptability v. cultural adaptability, ecological conditioned ethnic differences. 3. Social and cultural anthropology: interaction man to man, eventually man to people and man to institution, communication, teaching, indoctrination, vector of positive social incidence through political, social and economic factors of psychosocial climate. 4. Origin and development of men (phylogenesis): evolution, outstanding human characters, reversions and vestiges. Process of hominization (biological development of physical complexes: a) upper limb + chest, b) lower limbs + pelvis, c) skull + arm) plus sapientation (psychosocial development of man, indirectly supported by his culture and civilization). 5. Parameters of findings in evolution progression: animal forerunner - hominoid predecessor - Australopithecus - Homo erectus - Homo neanerthalensis - Homo sapiens fossilis - Homo sapiens sapiens. 6. Creation theory: mythical and scriptural conception; triad body-soul-spirit, re-incarnation. 7. Religion v. faith: sacred space, time, subjects, persons and acts. 8. Adaptive strategies and economic systems; filiation (kind, tribes) v. nationality v. citizenship (political systems); gender differences and marriage. 9. Select manifestation of cultural anthropology: human ethology and investigation of his behavior; human body decoration and deformity; rituals, cults and myth. 10. Racial anthropology: biological variation of human characters and diversity in areas based on existing ecological niche (ecosystem). Roots and consequences of racism. Characteristics of three basic races and broods in Europe. 11. Determination of racial individual type. 12. Somatotypology: speculative and experimental development of typology according to Hypocrates, Viola, Raven, Kraetschmer, Sheldon, Heath and Carter. 13. Determination of individual somatotype: measuring, calculation and interpretation. [14. Dermatoglyphics: clean genetic embedded sign, morphology and system of finger patterns, palms and soles, quantitative and qualitative scoring, standard.]

Literature

• Fetter, V. a kol.: Antropologie. Academia, Praha, 1967.
• Beneš, J.: Člověk. Mladá fronta, Praha, 1994.
• Kottak, C. P.: Anthropology. McGraw-Hill comp., New York, 1997.

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Rozsah výuky: 2/0 (1/1) x 13 [14] týdnů = 26 [28]hodin Forma studia: prezenční Předmět: volitelný Výstup: zápočet, zkouška. Požadavky: Zápočet - minimálně 70 % účast na přednáškách, jinak esej na zadané téma (3 str., do 1200 slov); Zkouška - zvládnutí požadavků ústní zkoušky, jinak esej na vybrané téma (5 str., do 2000 slov).

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught once in two years.
The course is taught: every week.

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