MAN-001 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY Solved Assignment 2023-2024

MAN-001 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY Solved Assignment 2023-2024

Social Anthropology (MAN-001)
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT
(TMA)
Course Code: MAN 001
Assignment Code: MAN 001/AST/TMA/2023-24
Total Marks: 100

Note: There are two sections ‘A’ and ‘B’. Attempt five questions and at least two questions from
each section. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks is 500 words and for 10
marks is 250 words.
SECTION- A
1. Discuss the intellectual foundations for the emergence of a science of society. Discuss the history
and growth of social anthropology as a subject. 10+10
2. Define marriage. Critically discuss the changing dynamics in marriage. 20
3. Discuss structuralism with reference to Claude Lévi-Strauss’s work. 20
4. Discuss feminism with reference to the anthropological works. 20
5. Write short notes: 10+10
a. Fieldwork
b. Cultural relativism
SECTION-B
6. Outline the main approaches to the study of religion. Describe any one of them in detail.
20
7. Write a note on Neo-evolutionism. 20
8. What is shamanism? Describe the various types of shamans. 20
9. What is shifting cultivation? Discuss its merits and demerits. 20
10. Write short notes: 10+10
a. Victor Turner
b. Potlatch and Kula ring

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