Short notes
Family
Family
Definition
Family is a site of sexual and labour exploitation.
Definition
Definition
Cultural Anthropology is the study of learned behaviour, beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions, and values of different human societies.
Example / case study
- over-consumption of resources → karma teaches restraint.
Thinkers
- 4. Evaluative Phase (1990–Present) (not Vidyarthi’s original)
Universality
Definition
Ethnicity refers to the manifestation of ethnic identity.
Household
Definition
Pioneer of village studies in India.
Example / case study
- Supported by- 2011 census- Nuclear family fell from 54.3 to 52.3% mainly bcoz of space constraints.
Domestic Groups
Definition
Food preparation and consumption
Functions Of Family
Definition
Kindred refers to a unique type of kinship group that is defined from the perspective of a specific individual (referred to as Ego).
Types Of Family
Definition
Kindred refers to a unique type of kinship group that is defined from the perspective of a specific individual (referred to as Ego).
From The Perspectives Of Structure
Definition
→ Hence, family is a biological unit
Example / case study
- A person is a Brahmin because he is born in a Brahmin family, follows certain rituals, inherits ritual purity.
Blood Relation
Definition
→ Hence, family is a biological unit
Example / case study
- Nuclear Family: Parents and their immediate children.
- Joint / Extended Family: Multiple generations (grandparents, parents, siblings, cousins) operating under a single kinship structure.
Thinkers
- Radcliffe-Brown (Structural Functionalism): Opposed Kroeber; Argued that terminology and behaviour are closely linked.
- Royalty practice – to preserve “pure blood” (e.g., European monarchs).
Marriage
Definition
Cultural Anthropology is the study of learned behaviour, beliefs, customs, traditions, institutions, and values of different human societies.
Thinkers
- Philosophy for NEFA (1957) – Verrier Elwin
Residence
Definition
Kindred refers to a unique type of kinship group that is defined from the perspective of a specific individual (referred to as Ego).
Example / case study
- Orangutans (studied by Biruté Galdikas).
Succession
Definition
Counter Views: Joint Family is Adapting
Impact Of Urbanization
Definition
They argue that family is an institution embedded with power relations.
Example / case study
- cited: UK divorce rate increase 228% (BBC report)
Industrialization
Definition
Caste is always resilient and dynamic in society.
Thinkers
- Yogendra Singh – Modernization of Indian Tradition
Feminist Movements On Family
Definition
The traditional family ideology is anti-social
Example / case study
- cited: UK divorce rate increase 228% (BBC report)