ANT-HC-1016
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Provide understanding of the essence of Biological Anthropology.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• Students will learn about the genesis and development of biological anthropology.
• Learn about the aspects from which evolution and variation is studied.
Theory
Unit I: History of Physical Anthropology and development of modern Biological anthropology, aim, scope and its relationship with allied disciplines.Difference in the approaches of modern and traditional Biological anthropology, with emphasis on human evolution.
Unit II: History and development of understanding human variation and evolutionary thought. Theories of evolution: Lamarckism, Neo Lamarckism, Darwinism, Synthetic theory, Mutation and Neo mutation theory, Shifting balance theory, Quantum Evolution, The Neutral Molecular Theory of Evolution, Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Coalescent Theory
Unit III: Non human primates in relation to human evolution:
1. Classification and characteristics of living primates
2. Comparative anatomy and behavior of human and non-human primates.
3. Significance of non-human primate study in Biological Anthropology
Unit IV: Great division of Humanity
1. A comparative account of various racial classifications (Hooton, Deniker, Risley and
Guha)
2. UNESCO Statement on Race.
3. Recent understanding of human biological categories in the context of human genome
research
Unit V: Elementary genetics: Cell, Cell division, Biological basis of Inheritance, Chromosome (Structure and shape, Human Karyotype), Gene, DNA (Structure, replication), RNA, mRNA (its role in understanding human evolution)
Practical
I: Somatometric measurements:
1. Maximum head length 9. Physiognomic facial height
2. Maximum head breadth 10. Morphological facial height
3. Minimum frontal breadth 11. Physiognomic upper facial height
4. Maximum bizygomatic breadth `12. Morphological upper facial height
5. Bigonial breadth 13. Head circumference
6. Nasal height 14. Stature
7. Nasal length 15. Sitting height
8. Nasal breadth 16. Body weight
17. Total Upper Extremity length
18. Total Lower Extremity length
2: Somatoscopic observation:
1. Head form 2. Hair form 3. Facial form 4. Eye form
5. Nose form 6. Hair colour 7. Eye colour 8. Skin colour
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ANT-HC-1026
Introduction to Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE : To impart the conceptual and theoretical knowledge of Social and Cultural Anthropology along with practical knowledge of data collection techniques.
COURSE OUTCOMES :
• The basic theoretical knowledge about Social and Cultural Anthropology can be achieved.
• The knowledge of first-hand field data collection and analysis can be gained.
Theory
Unit I: Anthropological perspective and orientation; Scope and relevance of Social Anthropology; Relationship of Social Anthropology with other disciplines
Unit II: Concepts of society and culture; status and role; groups and institution, social stratification; caste and class; characteristics of culture, culture and civilization; Material and non material aspects of culture; acculturation, enculturation, structure ofculture- culture trait, culture complex, culture area, age area, culture focus, variation and diversity in culture.
Unit III: Social Institutions:
Family –definition, forms, approaches to the study of family.
Marriage – forms, regulations, rules, alliance systems.
Kinship – terminology, behaviour, avoidance, incest, rules of descent.
Unit IV: Concept of Supernaturalism : religious specialists, magic, witchcraft Anthropological concept of Religion: Theories :Contributions of E. B. Tylor, James Frazer, Emile Durkheim , E. E. Evans Pritchard.
Unit V: Theory and practice of ethnographic fieldwork; survey research; comparative and Historical methods
Practical
Methods and Techniques of Social Anthropology: The practical will include the following techniques and methods in collection of data in Social Anthropology.
1.Observation 2.Interview
3.Questionnaire and Schedule 4.Case study
5.Lifehistory
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ANT- HG-1016
Introduction to Biological Anthropology
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Provide understanding of the essence of Biological Anthropology.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• Students will learn about the genesis and development of biological anthropology.
• Learn about the aspects from which evolution and variation is studied.
Theory
Unit I: History of Physical Anthropology and development of modern Biological anthropology, aim, scope and its relationship with allied disciplines.Difference in the approaches of modern and traditional Biological anthropology, with emphasis on human evolution.
Unit II: History and development of understanding human variation and evolutionary thought.
Theories of evolution: Lamarckism, Neo Lamarckism, Darwinism, Synthetic theory, Mutation and Neo mutation theory, Punctuated Equilibrium Theory and Coalescent Theory
Unit III: Non human primates in relation to human evolution:
2. Classification and characteristics of living primates
2. Comparative anatomy and behavior of human and non-human primates.
3. Significance of non-human primate study in Biological Anthropology
Unit IV: Great division of Humanity
4. A comparative account of various racial classifications (Hooton, Deniker, Risley and Guha)
5. UNESCO Statement on Race.
6. Recent understanding of human biological categories in the context of human genome research
Unit V: Elementary genetics: Cell, Cell division, Biological basis of Inheritance, Chromosome (Structure and shape, Human Karyotype), Gene, DNA (Structure, replication), RNA, mRNA (its role in understanding human evolution)
Practical
I: Somatometric measurements:
1. Maximum head length 9. Physiognomic facial height
2. Maximum head breadth 10. Morphological facial height
3. Minimum frontal breadth 11. Physiognomic upper facial height
4. Maximum bizygomatic breadth 12. Morphological upper facial height
5. Bigonial breadth 13. Head circumference
6. Nasal height 14. Stature
7. Nasal length 15. Sitting height
8. Nasal breadth 16. Body weight
17. Total Upper Extremity length
18. Total Lower Extremity length
2: Somatoscopic observation:
1. Head form 2. Hair form 3. Facial form 4. Eye form
5. Nose form 6. Hair colour 7. Eye colour 8. Skin colour
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