Social Anthropology 2: Into the Field (U03813)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : SPS-2-SA2

This course provides a broad understanding of major theoretical trends in social anthropology. Building on Social Anthropology 1B, this half course centres on key debates which have formed and continue to influence the discipline from the beginning of modern anthropology to the present day. Among these key issues are functionalism, structuralism, symbolic anthropology, feminism and difference, materialism, and the politics of representation.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : A pass in Social Anthropology 1B With the permission of the Head of Social Anthropology second year students may take this course and Social Anthropology 1A and Social Anthropology 1B concurrently

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Social Anthropology, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2007	15:00	15:50	Lecture Theatre 2, Appleton Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	15:00	15:50	Central
Lecture	Thursday	15:00	15:50	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus one tutorial per week.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will gain a broad appreciation of different theoretical perspectives and of how these perspectives have shaped ethnographic writing.
By the end of the course students will be able to:
- identify these theories in ethnographic studies and assess them critically with respect to persuasiveness of the arguments;
- judge whether ethnographic studies should have an 'argument' and to what extent they can provide an account of people's everyday experience.