Society and Culture: Concepts and Approaches — DU B. Sc. (Hons) Anthropology Previous Year Question Papers

Part-L, NEP: UGCF-2022 1. Examine the distinctions and interrelationships between groups and associations in anthropological analysis. What are the major theoretical approaches to conflict? Elucidate relevant examples from small-scale or complex societies. 3. Discuss how reinterpretation of enculturation challenges earlier anthropological perspectives on cultural transmission. 4. Describe the difference between tangible and intangible aspects of culture, providing relevant examples to illustrate each. 5. Discuss the interdisciplinary nature of anthropology and its relationship with disciplines such as sociology, psychology, history, biology, and linguistics. 6. Distinguish between ethnography, ethnology, and social anthropology. Compare and contrast the approaches of early evolutionists with those of later theorists such as Julian Steward and Leslie White. Examine the key assumptions and arguments of the British school of diffusionism. How did their interpretation of cultural diffusion differ from that of the Austrian-German school? Write short notes on any two of the followings: (a) Social Fact (c) Historical Particularism (d) Culture circles Part-L, NEP: UGCF-2022 1. Examine the distinctions and interrelationships between groups and associations in anthropological analysis. What are the major theoretical approaches to conflict? Elucidate relevant examples from small-scale or complex societies. 3. Discuss how reinterpretation of enculturation challenges earlier anthropological perspectives on cultural transmission. 4. Describe the difference between tangible and intangible aspects of culture, providing relevant examples to illustrate each. 5. Discuss the interdisciplinary nature of anthropology and its relationship with disciplines such as sociology, psychology, history, biology, and linguistics. 6. Distinguish between ethnography, ethnology, and social anthropology. Compare and contrast the approaches of early evolutionists with those of later theorists such as Julian Steward and Leslie White. Examine the key assumptions and arguments of the British school of diffusionism. How did their interpretation of cultural diffusion differ from that of the Austrian-German school? Write short notes on any two of the followings: (a) Social Fact (c) Historical Particularism (d) Culture circles