Sociology and Anthropology

This course provides an introduction to the sociological and anthropological analysis of humanity and particular societies. It introduces the main sociological and anthropological approaches. The course proceeds to the analysis of culture, society, and socialization; it looks at everyday social interactions, groups and modern organizations; provides an introduction to gender relations; examines the phenomena of deviance, social control and social stratification, and introduces sociological perspective on major social institutions. The course also covers the main principles of social anthropology: holism, cultural relativism, intercultural comparison, emic/etic, methodology of fieldwork. It introduces the concept of culture, culture and personality, intercultural understanding. Kinship, indigenous systems, ethnicity studies. Kula and other reciprocity systems of exchange, ritual and cosmology systems. Anthropology of the state, development, globalization and Human Rights. Results to be achieved: students will be able to understand the principles of sociological and anthropological analysis, to interpret and explain the main sociological and anthropological concepts. Teaching methods used in the course: theoretical lectures, in-class discussions, study of theoretical literature.

To introduce sociological analysis of society and current social problems.

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The knowledge of basic concepts and theories of sociology and the ability to apply main sociological theories for explanation of different social phenomena. To define and explain to define and explain relations between social and cultural context and social behavior; to describe main social institutions and their development; to understand and identify manifestations of social inequality, social control and power within society. To observe and critically analyse social processes and problems in the contemporary society.