SOC417 UNDERSTANDING OTHER CULTURES
| Course Code: |
2320417 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): |
3(3-0) |
| ECTS Credit: |
6.0 |
| Department: |
Sociology |
| Language of Instruction: |
English |
| Level of Study: |
Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: |
Assoc.Prof.Dr. SMITA TEWARI JASSAL |
| Offered Semester: |
Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Content
The course probes such social and cultural questions as ´Are there different kinds of rationality? ´, ´Does language limit and control thought? ´, ´What kind of difficulties arise when we attempt to translate from one language, or culture, into another?, ´Are there universal moral principles? ´, ´Is it possible to compare different cultures? ´ Basic concepts such as self, reason and sanity, money and wealth, religious beliefs, and health will be subjected to critique.
