CO4001 Cultural Anthropology and Sociology Syllabus:
CO4001 Cultural Anthropology and Sociology Syllabus – Anna University PG Syllabus Regulation 2021
OBJECTIVES:
The objective of the module is to sensitize students to the significance of cultural influences.
To become aware of cultural differences and similarities, and to encourage others to interact and communicate efficiently with people of diverse cultural backgrounds.
UNIT I INTRODUCTION
Definition of Anthropology& Sociology – Its origin & development – Culture studies – Debate on the need for cultural studies – Popular theories of cultural interference – Cultural influence on life style
UNIT II ANTHROPOLOGY
Anthropology as a field of enquiry – nature and scope of anthropology – relationship of anthropology with architecture and other social sciences – Principles and methods of anthropological research – conceptualization of research – formulation of hypothesis, source of data, techniques of data collection – sampling, presentation and interpretation of data – methods of exploration.
UNIT III NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL CULTURE
Concepts and principles of national and international culture – Inter cultural and cross-cultural communication – Individual and collective, Social Interaction &Structure, Culture &community life, Socialization & social processes – Primary and Secondary Relations – material and mental – Culture, Authority, Social Control, conformity and Deviance, Difference and inequality.
UNIT IV CULTURE & ARCHITECTURE
Cultural concept: of house, neighborhood and cultural identity of a place – Settlement plans: cultural perspective, villages – tribes and non-tribal rural towns and township and cities – Cultural role of cities and sacred complex, rituals and festivals – Rural and urban Continuum
UNIT V GLOBALISATION
Coding and Decoding of verbal and non-verbal communication in its cultural context – Developing skills for inter cultural communication – Understanding relationship between culture and globalization – Understanding process of globalization to international politics including politics of/for heritage – Understanding the relationship between local culture and global citizenship.
TOTAL: 45 PERIODS
OUTCOMES:
CO1 Students shall be equipped to interact and communicate with people of diverse cultural background.
C02 Students will understand the relationship of anthropology and architecture
C03 Students will learn concepts and principles of national and international culture
C04 The assignments shall include application of skills in primary survey.
CO5 Assignment will be in the form of reports, reviews and tutorials with suitable illustrations.
REFERENCES
1. Barry, Peter Beginning theory: An Introduction to literary and cultural theory, 2011 801.95BAR-B
2. Bono, Edwardde Lateral and Parallel Thinking http:// www.edwdebono.com/ debono/lateral.htm
3. Pande, Anupa,Art of CentralAsia and the Indian subcontinent in CrossCulturalPerspective,2009 ed. 709.58ART
4. Paul Oliver(Editor) Encyclopedia of Vernacular Architecture of the World ISBN10:0521564220
5. Verma,S. P. Crossing cultural frontiers: Biblical themes in Mughal painting,2011 759.04VER-C