I. SUBJECT DESCRIPTION
II. SUBJECT REQUIREMENTS
III. COURSE CURRICULUM
SUBJECT DATA
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
TESTING AND ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING PERFORMANCE
THEMATIC UNITS AND FURTHER DETAILS
Subject name
SOCIAL TABOOS
ID (subject code)
BMEGT43A254
Type of subject
class
Course types and lessons
Type
Lessons
Lecture
4
Practice
0
Laboratory
0
Type of assessment
term mark
Number of credits
5
Subject Coordinator
Name
Dr. Rajkó Andrea
Position
assistant professor
Contact details
rajko.andrea@gtk.bme.hu
Educational organisational unit for the subject
Department of Sociology and Communication
Subject website
Language of the subject
magyar - HU
Curricular role of the subject, recommended number of terms

Programme: Communication and media studies Bachelor’s Programme compulsory subjects from 2018

Subject Role: Compulsory elective

Recommended semester: 0

Direct prerequisites
Strong
None
Weak
None
Parallel
None
Exclusion
None
Validity of the Subject Description
Approved by the Faculty Board of Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences, Decree No: 580251/13/2023 registration number. Valid from: 29.03.2023.

Objectives

The aim of the course is to introduce the students through various taboos - or phenomena considered to be taboo - to communication themes and scenes that are actively present in everyday discourse (minority, politics, subcultures, power, sexuality, grief, etc.), but with these related social norms and communication strategies are quite divergent and often create tension, for example we cannot talk about them, we cannot look at them, we cannot hear them. If we initiate public discourses/thinking about these topics - even within the framework of an institutional course - then the students can experience the usefulness of an understanding analysis of communication, as well as its positive consequences in relation to phenomena for which individual taboo discourse methods are developed, so that they cannot or very difficultly start a dialogue . In the classes, we examine different types of social/communication acts (such as habits, misunderstandings, fear of sanctions, assumptions, rumours, human games) as communications, and we observe that the layers of meaning that emerge during the analysis – body, illness, relational taboos, deviance, etc. - how they can influence our understanding of our everyday world.

Academic results

Knowledge
  1. Solid knowledge of the conceptualization for studying social processes
  2. Basic knowledge of social science methodologies
  3. Basic knowledge of social institutions (law, language, religion, etc.).
Skills
  1. Ability to recognize social and communication problems, and to choose appropriate solutions
  2. Ability to make judgements in practical tasks, ability to make independent decisions
  3. Reliable use of professional language.
Attitude
  1. Openness to social change
  2. Social sensitivity, solidarity
  3. Adoption of democratic and rule of law standards
Independence and responsibility
  1. Display one’s own worldview in a professional setting
  2. Independence
  3. Constructiveness and assertiveness in the context of institutional operation.

Teaching methodology

Lectures

Materials supporting learning

  • A tantárgy elvégzéshez szükséges oktatási anyagok, szakirodalom a kurzus moodle-oldaláról érhető el a hallgatóknak (edu.gtk.bme.hu) – Books, notes, downloadable materials (edu.gtk.bme.hu)
  • Tananyag: a kurzus tananyaga elsősorban az előadás anyaga, valamint a moodle-ra hétről-hétre felkerülő ppt és javasolt szakirodalom

General Rules

a) mindkét zh megírása, továbbá b) a félévközi és a félév végi zh-k pontszámainak egyenkénti legalább elégséges szintű abszolválása (a szerezhető pontok 50%.) Ennek hiányában az „Elégtelen" bejegyzés kerül a Neptunba. A zárthelyik egyforma, 50–50%-os súllyal kerülnek beszámításra a félévközi jegy megállapításakor.

Performance assessment methods

Az előadás anyagának számonkérése ZH formájában. Órai munka, prezentáció, elemző munkák, vizsgadolgozat tanári értékelése .

Percentage of performance assessments, conducted during the study period, within the rating

  • 1st midterm test: 50
  • 2nd midterm test: 50
  • total: 100

Percentage of exam elements within the rating

Issuing grades

%
Excellent 91-100
Very good 80–90
Good 70–79
Satisfactory 60–69
Pass 40–59
Fail < 40

Retake and late completion

Retake and make-up test options are defined by the valid regulations of the University’s Code on Education and Examination.

Coursework required for the completion of the subject

Nature of work Number of sessions per term
classes 56
homeworks 54
prep. for tests 40
total 150

Approval and validity of subject requirements

Topics covered during the term

1. A tabu és titok fogalmának diszciplináris feltérképezése, kommunikációs hatékonysága; 2. Társadalmi problémák kommunikációs aspektusai; 3. Tabutipológiák; 4. Tabudiskurzusok és tabusítási eszközök; 5. Megdöntött és visszavágyott tabuk; 6. Tabu és interkulturalitás; 7. Nyilvánosság és a tabu kapcsolata; 8. Tabu a képzőművészetben – vizuális tabuk; 9. A test tabuja I. – Szexualitás, gender-„stratégiák”; 10. A test tabuja II. - Születés, halál, erőszak; 11. Pénztabu; 12. Szociális tabuk; 13. Tabusértés; 14. Tabudöntés

Lecture topics
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Additional lecturers

Name Position Contact details

Approval and validity of subject requirements