ANT-HC- 4016
Theories of Culture and Society
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To impart the knowledge about the basic theories of culture and society in the study of Anthropology
COURSE OUTCOME:
• The knowledge of the basic theories of culture in Anthropology can be gained.
• The knowledge of the basic theories of society in Anthropology can be gained.
Theory
Unit I: Emergence of Anthropology: Interface with evolutionary theory and colonialism, Changing perspectives on Evolutionism, Diffusionism and Culture area theories; Historical Particularism.Neo-evolutionism (V. Gordon Childe, Leslie White, Julian Steward)
Unit II: Durkheim and social integration, Functionalism and Structural-functionalism and British Social Anthropology
Unit III: Structuralism: Claude Levi-Strauss and Edmund Leach
Unit IV: Culture and Personality (Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict and Cora Dubois)
Unit V: Symbolic and Interpretative approach
Practical
As a part of the practical following exercises will be undertaken by the students so as to enable them to connect the theories they learn with things of everyday living.
1. To identify a topic relating to contemporary issue and formulate research questions and clearly identify the theoretical perspectives from which they are derived.
2. Identification of variables of a study.
3. Various types of hypotheses.
4. Formulation of hypothesis.
5. Identification of universe and unit of study with justifications.
6. Choice of appropriate research technique and method in the context of theoretical framework.
7. Data collection and analysis
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ANT-HC-4026
Human Growth and Development
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: Provide an understanding of the growth of human from foetus into man.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• Students will learn about concepts related with growth and stages of growth.
• Students will learn biocultural factors that influence growth and development.
• Students will learn human body composition.
Theory
Unit I: Concept of human growth, development, differentiation and maturation
Unit II: Prenatal (conception till birth) and postnatal (birth till senescence) period of growth, Pattern of normal growth curves, ethnic and gender differences in growth curves, secular trend.
Unit III: Bio-cultural factors (genetic, social, and ecological factors) influencing patterns of growth and variation, methods and techniques to study growth, significance/ applicability of growth studies.
Unit IV: Concept of Ageing, Senescence and Population Ageing. Primary, secondaryand tertiary ageing. Methods and techniques of studying age changes.
Unit V: Nutritional epidemiology-concept of balanced diet, impact of malnutrition (over and under) with special reference to obesity, Kwashiorkor and Marasmus. Assessment of nutritional status.
Unit V: Human physique and body composition: models and techniques; gender and ethnic differences.
Practical
1. Growth status: Somatometry (stature, body weight, mid upper arm circumference,chest girth, abdominal girth,hip circumference, calf circumference), assessment of chronological age.
2. Obesity assessment: General (BMI, body fat %, Conicity index, body adiposity indices) and regional adiposity indices (WC, WHR, WHtR).
3. Nutritional assessment through dietary pattern and anthropometric indices.
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ANT-HC-4036
Research Methods
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To impart knowledge on research design formulation, fieldwork tradition, methods and techniques of data collection and ethics of research.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• The knowledge on formulation of research design, application of methods and techniques in data collection will be obtained.
• The ethics of research will be understood for an effective research study.
Theory
Unit I: Research Design
Conceptual framework, formulation of research problem, formulation of hypothesis, sampling, data analysis and reporting, basic tenets of qualitative research and its relationship with quantitative research
Unit II: Field work tradition in Anthropology
Ethnographic approach, holistic approach, contribution of Malinowski, Boas and other pioneers; cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, etic and emic perspectives, comparative and historical methods, techniques of rapport establishment identification of representative categories of informants, maintenance of field diary and logbook.
Unit III: Tools and techniques of data collection
Concept of survey, relationship of survey method with ethnographic method, construction of questionnaire and interview schedule, validation and internal consistency of questionnaire- Observation - Participant, Non-participant, Controlled Interview-Structured and unstructured, Focused Group Discussion, key informant Interview Case Study and life history. Genealogy - Technique and application
Unit IV: Ethics and Politics of Research
Identify, define, and analyze ethical issues in the context of human subject research. Ethical importance of consent, privacy and confidentiality in research. Issues of academic fraud and plagiarism
Unit V: Analysis and Writing Up
1. Chapterization, preparing a text for submission and publication, concepts of preface, notes (end and footnotes), glossary, prologue and epilogue, appendix, bibliography (annotated) and references cited, review and index.
2. Similarities and differences between qualitative and quantitative data analysis; introduction of software for data analysis.
Unit VI: Bio-Statistics:Types of variables, presentation and summarization of data (tabulation and illustration).
Descriptive statistics: Measurers of Central Tendency, Measure of Variation, Variance and standard deviation.
Tests of Inference: Variance ratio test, Student’s‘t’ tests, Chi-square test and measures of association, Analysis of variance, Correlation.
Pedigree Analysis- Importance and implication.
Practical
1. Construction of Genealogy.
2. Observation: Direct, Indirect, Participant, Non-participant, Controlled
3. Questionnaire and Schedule, Interview- Unstructured, Structured, Key informant interview, Focused Group Discussion, and Free listing, pile sorting
4. Case study and life history
5. Project report writing- preparation of research problem, study design, data collection techniques, analysis and report writing based on somatometric, dermatoglyphic and serological data or social problem.
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ANT-HG-4016
Research Methods
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To impart knowledge on research design formulation, fieldwork tradition, methods and techniques of data collection and ethics of research.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• The knowledge on formulation of research design, application of methods and techniques in data collection will be obtained.
• The ethics of research will be understood for an effective research study.
Theory
Unit I: Research Design
Conceptual framework, formulation of research problem, formulation of hypothesis, sampling, data analysis and reporting, basic tenets of qualitative research and its relationship with quantitative research
Unit II: Field work tradition in Anthropology
Ethnographic approach, holistic approach, contribution of Malinowski, Boas and other pioneers; cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, etic and emic perspectives, comparative and historical methods, techniques of rapport establishment identification of representative categories of informants, maintenance of field diary and logbook.
Unit III: Tools and techniques of data collection
Concept of survey, relationship of survey method with ethnographic method, construction of questionnaire and interview schedule, validation and internal consistency of questionnaire- Observation - Participant, Non-participant, Controlled Interview-Structured and unstructured, Focused Group Discussion, key informant Interview Case Study and life history. Genealogy - Technique and application
Unit IV: Ethics and Politics of Research
Identify, define, and analyze ethical issues in the context of human subject research. Ethical importance of consent, privacy and confidentiality in research. Issues of academic fraud and plagiarism
Unit V: Analysis and Writing Up
3. Chapterization, preparing a text for submission and publication, concepts of preface,
notes (end and footnotes), glossary, prologue and epilogue, appendix, bibliography
(annotated) and references cited, review and index.
4. Similarities and differences between qualitative and quantitative data analysis;
introduction of software for data analysis.
Unit VI: Bio-Statistics:Types of variables, presentation and summarization of data (tabulation
and illustration).
Descriptive statistics: Measurers of Central Tendency, Measure of Variation, Variance
and standard deviation.
Tests of Inference: Variance ratio test, Student’s‘t’ tests, Chi-square test and measures
of association, Analysis of variance, Correlation.
Pedigree Analysis- Importance and implication.
Practical
6. Construction of Genealogy.
7. Observation: Direct, Indirect, Participant, Non-participant, Controlled
8. Questionnaire and Schedule, Interview- Unstructured, Structured, Key informant interview, Focused Group Discussion, and Free listing, pile sorting
9. Case study and life history
10. Project report writing- preparation of research problem, study design, data collection techniques, analysis and report writing based on somatometric, dermatoglyphic and serological data or social problem.
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ANT-HG-4026
Anthropology in Practice
Credit 6 (Theory: 4; Practical: 2)
COURSE OBJECTIVE: To impart knowledge about the applied aspects of Anthropology.
COURSE OUTCOME:
• The knowledge of Applied Anthropology, Action Anthropology and Role of Anthropology in Development
• Student will gain knowledge of recent trend of Anthropology.
Theory
Unit I: Academic Anthropology
Academics and Practitioners: Differences, Structure, Activities, Controversies and Issues: Applied Anthropology, Action Anthropology and Development Anthropology.
Unit II: Role of Anthropology in Development
Anthropology and Public Policy, Need Assessment and Community Development, Anthropology of NGO’s, Management Anthropology, Environment and Community Health, Social and economic sustainability, Cultural resource management.
Unit III: Future Dynamics in Anthropology
Trends in Anthropology: Anthropology of Tourism, Anthropology In Census; Designing and Fashion, Visual Anthropology
Unit IV: Constitutional Perspective and Human Rights
Constitutional Provisions, Evaluation, Planning and Development of Indian Populations; Human Rights, National and State Human Rights Commission and other Grievance Redressal Mechanism.
Practical
1. The students will visit a NGO, corporate office, panchayat office or census office and write principal observations on the same.
2. Write a project on constitutional provisions or evaluation of any development project/report.
3. Write a project on Religious Tourism / Tribal Tourism / Health Tourism / Fashion / Human Rights / Ecotourism
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