Short notes
Distinction between technique, method and methodology
Distinction Between Technique
Definition
Technique, Method and Methodology
Method
Definition
Mason Cooley: “Methodology is applied ideology.”
Example / case study
- Yadav caste has many sub-castes like Ahir, Gwala, Sadgop.
Thinkers
- S.C. Roy (1871–1942) – First Indian Ethnographer
- Bronislaw Malinowski — participant observation; culture exists to satisfy biological and psychological needs.
- • Structural Functionalism – Radcliffe-Brown
Methodology
Definition
Social Anthropology is a branch of sociology mainly devoted to the study of primitive societies.
Example / case study
- Yadav caste has many sub-castes like Ahir, Gwala, Sadgop.
Thinkers
- S.C. Roy (1871–1942) – First Indian Ethnographer
- E.A. Hoebel — Anthropology is the study of man and his works.
- A.R. Radcliffe-Brown — structural-functionalism: institutions function like organs to maintain social structure.
- Bronislaw Malinowski — participant observation; culture exists to satisfy biological and psychological needs.