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Definition
Studies one culture deeply | Compares many cultures
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Example / case study
Yadav caste has many sub-castes like Ahir, Gwala, Sadgop. Land alienation narratives in tribal communities. Joint Forest Management (JFM) under FRA 2006.
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Thinkers
Hoebel | Anthropology and Sociology are closely related Evans-Pritchard | Social Anthropology is part of Sociology; Ethnology classifies cultures Durkheim | Influenced Functional Anthropology S. C. Dube | Historical context in Indian Anthropology E.B. Tylor — culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom; unilinear evolution and survivals.
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Definition
Shift: From tribal to village studies.
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Example / case study
Margaret Mead and Derek Freeman gave contrasting interpretations of Samoa. 2. Researcher’s identity(gender) matters. Malinowski and Annette Weiner produced different accounts of the Trobriand Islands. 4. Anthropology relies heavily on qualitative interpretation.
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Thinkers
4. Evaluative Phase (1990–Present) (not Vidyarthi’s original) James G. Frazer – The Golden Bough (comparative mythology). E.B. Tylor — culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom; unilinear evolution and survivals.
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Definition
Power dynamics within community.
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Example / case study
Land alienation narratives in tribal communities. Male fruit flies’ Y chromosomes die; females (XX) survive.
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Thinkers
Clifford Geertz – “Thick description” in Balinese Cockfight.: Quantitative Data. James G. Frazer – The Golden Bough (comparative mythology). E.B. Tylor — culture is that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, custom; unilinear evolution and survivals.
Short notes for this Anthropology syllabus heading.