Lecturer(s)
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Hirt Tomáš, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Šlehoferová Tereza, PhDr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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1. Defining social and cultural anthropology in relation to social work and the helping professions. 2. Anthropological theories of culture. 3. The concept of society in anthropology, basic terms and theories 4. Anthropological fieldwork. 5. Kinship, marriage and alliances. 6. Economy, production, distribution and consumption. 7. Politics, forms of government, power and law. 8. Religion, ritual, morals and ethics. 9. Social differentiation, gender, age groups, castes, classes, estates. 10. Language and culture. 11. Nationalism, ethnicity and identity. 12. Multiculturalism, social integration, minorities. 13. Social exclusion, ghettoization, marginalization, poverty.
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Multimedia supported teaching, One-to-One tutorial, Self-study of literature
- Contact hours
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40)
- 32 hours per semester
- Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40)
- 20 hours per semester
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prerequisite |
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Knowledge |
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on a basic level understand scientific structured lecture |
understand academic text in English language |
Skills |
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read and understand social scientific academic literature |
read and understand academic text in English language |
on the basic level think in terms |
interpret and discuss the content and form of the academic text |
learning outcomes |
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Knowledge |
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to define the social and cultural anthropology in relations to social sciences biological sciences and humanities disciplines |
define and explain key concepts and theory of the social and cultural anthropology |
explain and evaluate critically basic ideas of the most significant anthropologist participated on the social and cultural formation |
describe basic methodological methods used in social and cultural anthrology |
to introduce and interpret basic work of social and cultural anthropology |
Skills |
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use key concepts and theories of the social and cultural anthropology on interpretation of the relevant social phenomenon and topics |
propose and use basic methodological procedures use under social and cultural anthropology in research project |
The aim of this course is to extend knowledge of basic concepts, theories and methods of social and cultural anthropology and the ability of students to apply them in the context of the helping professions, especially social work. |
teaching methods |
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Knowledge |
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Task-based study method |
Collaborative instruction |
Interactive lecture |
Skills |
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Collaborative instruction |
Task-based study method |
Individual study |
assessment methods |
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Knowledge |
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Seminar work |
Test |
Skills |
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Seminar work |
Test |
Recommended literature
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Barfield, Thomas. The dictionary of anthropology. 1st pub. Oxford : Blackwell, 1997. ISBN 1-57718-057-7.
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Benedictová, Ruth. Kulturní vzorce. Vyd. 1. Praha : Argo, 1999. ISBN 80-7203-212-7.
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Eriksen, T. H. Úvod do sociální a kulturní antropologie. Portál, 2007.
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Komárek, Stanislav. Příroda a kultura : svět jevů a svět interpretací aneb Jak je to doopravdy. Praha : Vesmír, 2000. ISBN 80-85977-33-8.
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Lawless, Robert. Co je to kultura. Olomouc : Votobia, 1996. ISBN 80-7198-106-0.
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Murphy, R. F. Úvod do kulturní a sociální antropologie. SLON Praha, 1998.
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Rapport, Nigel; Overing, Joanna. Social and cultural anthropology : the key concepts. 1st pub. London : Routledge, 2000. ISBN 0-415-18156-9.
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