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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Klāvs Sedlenieks
Study type:Full time
Course level:Master's
Target audience:Social Anthropology
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Sociology; Social Anthropology

Objective

To provide an overview of the historical development and recent theories of kinship as a field of research.

Prerequisites

Sociology, Philosophy.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As a result of completing the study course, students will acquire knowledge of the history of kinship studies in social anthropology, the most important ethnographic and theoretical studies, as well as contemporary research trends, and will be able to conduct research independently after successful completion of the course.

Skills

Students learn to apply kinship studies creatively in the interpretation and analysis of cultures and societies.

Competence

Students will acquire competences in the use of types of kinship terminology and will be able to understand modern kinship.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2024, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Social Anthropology, SAM1Master’sRequiredIlze Mileiko