Anthropological Perspective on Everyday Life
2400-OG-EN-APEL
The course gives the opportunity to view our own culture from the perspective of knowledge on other cultures, and consequently better understanding of ourselves. Anthropology studies cultural variety of humankind: by the cross-cultural approach it promotes better understanding of otherness and rejects Western ethnocentrism and provincialism.
Anthropology can be seen as an expression of fascination with cultural otherness but at the same time it is an academic inquiry into universal human traits. In the process of learning students will be acquainted with elementary notions, concepts and problems of this discipline. Moreover, the accent will be put on anthropology of the present and anthropology of the everyday life: we will deal with modern societies, local cultures, globalization, glocalization and applied anthropology.
Total student workload
(in Polish) Teachers hours:
- contact hours – 20 h
Student’s individual work :
- preparing for classes (reading texts, homeworks) - 50 h
- preparing for final paper - 20 h
- consulting with teacher - 10 h
Total: 100 hours (4 ECTS)
Learning outcomes - knowledge
(in Polish) Student acquires knowledge on social order, value and norm systems, folkways, mores and other regulations of social life. He/she also acquires proficiency in genesis, functions and evolution of norms and values, and the issues of conformity and adjusting to both formal and informal social rules.
Learning outcomes - skills
(in Polish) Student is able to identify and interpret social phenomena using his/her sociological knowledge. He/she learns how to use sociological imagination, including (1) recognition of different effects of actions of social actors (both intended and unintended, immediate and cumulated, direct and indirect), (2) awareness of hidden resources, structural and cultural barriers,(3) appreciation of legacy and tradition in social phenomena, changeability of structures and institutions, (4) acceptance of variety of social life.
Learning outcomes - social competencies
(in Polish) Student is prepared to participate in an open discussion, express and accept criticism
Teaching methods
(in Polish) Discussion, lecture
Type of course
elective course
Prerequisites
(in Polish) none
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