Economic Antropology
| Title | Οικονομική ανθρωπολογία / Economic Antropology |
| Code | ΜΟΑ101 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philosophy and Education |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Grigorios Zarotiadis |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600019703 |
Programme of Study: 2020 DPMS FILOSOFIKĪ, PAIDAGŌGIKĪ KAI DIEPISTĪMONIKĪ ANTHRŌPOLOGIA
Registered students: 30
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Mandatory Elective Courses | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors | |
| Class ID | 600245685
|
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600245685
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=14789
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Instruction, Examination)
- German (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
Basic Knowledge in the Theory and Methods of Social and Economic Sciences.
Learning Outcomes
1. Know the basic contributions in the relevant literature.
2. Explain human socioeconomic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope.
3. Get the necessary knowledge and analytical instruments in order to adequately address contemporary questions about human socio-economic behavior in the rapidly changing environment.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
We study the way in which the various schools of economic thought from the time of the early, classical scholars perceive (consciously or not) human, his motives, aspirations and behavior, before the generalization of the bourgeois revolution in Europe. Thereby we reveal the ideological background and social interests that lead to the one approach or the other.
More specifically, in the context of the lectures, the following are studied:
- The origin of modern social and especially economic schools in the Renaissance, Enlightenment
- Anthropology in orthodox, classical economic thought
- Anthropology in orthodox, neoclassical economic thought
- Anthropology in the heterodox view
- Weber's theory
- Maslow's theory
- The Civilization Process according to Norbert Elias
- The socio-economic status of human in the era of digital and virtual evolution
In the second part of the course, the participants critically approach the previous schemes and, realizing the peculiarities of the modern era, they discuss how these form different motives and behaviors of humans as socioeconomic agents.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 30 | 1.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Seminars | 6 | 0.2 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Reading Assigment | 36 | 1.4 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 25 | 1 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 100 | 4 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
"ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΗ ΑΝΘΡΩΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ - ΝΕΟΙ ΠΡΟΣΑΝΑΤΟΛΙΣΜΟΙ", NAROTZKY SUZANA, Εκδόσεις Σαββάλας, Μάιος 2007.
"ΝΕΟΦΙΛΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΣΜΟΣ - ΧΥΔΑΙΑ ΑΠΛΟΣ Ή ΑΠΛΑ ΧΥΔΑΙΟΣ", ΖΑΡΩΤΙΑΔΗΣ ΓΡΗΓΟΡΙΟΣ, Εκδόσεις Gutenberg, Μάρτιος 2012.
"Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus", Max Weber, 1905.
"The Civilizing Process", Norbert Elias, 1939.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50 (4), 370-96.
Maslow, A. H. (1954). Motivation and personality. New York: Harper and Row.
"Guilt Economics: Rediscovering the Civilizing Process", Grigoris Zarotiadis in "Handbook of Research on Socio-Economic Sustainability in the Post-Pandemic Era", IGI Global, 2023.
Σημειώσεις Παραδόσεων αναρτημένες στην ιστοσείδα του μαθήματος στο e-learning.
Additional bibliography for study
Chibnik, Michael. 2011. Anthropology, economics, and choice. Austin: Univ. of Texas Press.
Gudeman, Stephen. 2001. The anthropology of economy: Community, market, and culture. Malden, MA: Blackwell.
Hann, Chris M., and Keith Hart. 2011. Economic anthropology: History, ethnography, critique. Cambridge, UK: Polity.
Narotzky, Susana. 1997. New directions in economic anthropology. London: Pluto.
Plattner, Stuart, ed. 1989. Economic anthropology. Stanford, CA: Stanford Univ. Press.
Wilk, Richard R., and Lisa Cliggett. 2007. Economies and cultures: Foundations of economic anthropology. 2d ed. Boulder, CO: Westview.
Last Update
14-12-2023
