A Social Anthropological Approach to the Concept of “Corporate Social Responsibility”

This article outlines the concept of “corporate social responsibility”, the growth and content of the concept and the importance for social anthropology. The relations which were established by private commercial organizations with society and how the relations acquire a shape in historical period were examined. The relation between social anthropology discipline and the implementations, that needs to be conducted under the scope of “corporate social responsibility” concept. The necessity of reorganization of social anthropology education was emphasized in terms of both the growth of the discipline and increasing job opportunities and also the importance of the major role that the social anthropology will have.