Q1(a)Harold Conklin and Ethnoscience10 marks
Q1(b)Weberian perspective of social stratification10 marks
Q1(c)Q.1 (c) Applied Biological Anthropology10 marks
Q1(d)Formalist and Substantivist debate10 marks
Q1(e)Superorganic view of culture10 marks
Q2(a)Do you agree with the view that family is a 'universal association'? Using suitable case examples, critically examine the above statement.20 marks
Q2(b)How does Julian Steward's concept of cultural ecology enhance our understanding of human-environment interactions?15 marks
Q2(c)Define the concept of Basic Personality Structure and discuss its relevance in contemporary anthropology.15 marks
Q3(a)What are various theories explaining culture change? Discuss any one of them in detail.20 marks
Q3(b)How does Claude Lévi-Strauss argue that myths and totemic systems bridge the gap between nature and culture? Illustrate with suitable examples.15 marks
Q3(c)Critically examine the contribution of anthropologists in the interpretation of Symbols.15 marks
Q4(a)How do you relate the concepts of 'Sacred' and 'Profane' in Durkheim's theory of Religion with a focus on the role of Totem?20 marks
Q4(b)How does Marvin Harris explain food taboos and preferences across different cultures.15 marks
Q4(c)Describe the structural features of social life as suggested by Radcliffe Brown in his theory of social structure.15 marks
Q5(a)Linguistic Relativity as a research tool10 marks
Q5(b)Michel Foucault and the concept of Biopower10 marks
Q5(c)Pierre Bourdieu and Cultural Capital10 marks
Q5(d)Language and ideology10 marks
Q5(e)Anthropology grew out of the intersection of European discovery, colonialism, and natural science. Elaborate.10 marks
Q6(a)How do anthropologists understand the incest taboo, and to what extent is it considered a universal phenomenon?20 marks
Q6(b)How did Malinowski's study of the Trobriand Islanders refute Freud's concept of the Oedipus complex?15 marks
Q6(c)How did American diffusionists utilize the concept of "culture area" to explain cultural change, and what are the main critiques of their approach?15 marks
Q7(a)Explain with examples, how ecology, economy and various social institutions are embedded into one another.20 marks
Q7(b)What is netnography? Discuss its scope and relevance in the contemporary digital ecosystem. Law and Justice in simple societies:-15 marks
Q7(c)Discuss the nature of Law and Justice in simple societies citing suitable examples.15 marks
Q8(a)How do Descent and Alliance theories differ in their approach to understanding kinship systems in anthropology?20 marks
Q8(b)How do development anthropology and the anthropology of development differ in terms of their focus and approach.15 marks
Q8(c)Discuss the contribution of Franz Boas and his followers on nature-nurture debate.15 marks