MAN-001 SOCIAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Solved Assignment 2020-2021
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: MAN 001
Assignment Code: MAN 001/AST/TMA/2020-21
Total Marks: 100
| Title Name |
MAN-001 Solved Assignment 2020-2021 |
| University | IGNOU |
| Service Type | Solved Assignment (Soft copy/PDF) |
| Course | Master’s in Anthropology (MAAN) |
| Language | ENGLISH |
| Semester | 2020-2021 Course: Master’s in Anthropology (MAAN) |
| Session | 2020-21 |
| Short Name | MAN-001 (ENGLISH) |
| Assignment Code | MANI-001/ASST/TMA/2020-2021 |
| Product | Assignment of MAAN (Master’s in Anthropology ) 2020-2021 (IGNOU) |
| Submission Date | For students admitted in July 2020 Batch: March 31, 2021 For students admitted in January 2021 Batch: September 30, 2021 |
SECTION- A
1. Discuss the history and growth of social anthropology as a subject. Describe the scope of
social anthropology 20
2. “Culture is the man-made part of the environment”. Discuss this statement with suitable
examples to show the relation between society, culture and environment. 20
3. Discuss the thesis of Neo-Functionalism. 20
4. Discuss anthropological approach to the study culture and personality with reference to
Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict’s work. 20
5. Write short notes: 10+10
a. Sanskritisation
b. Post Modernism
SECTION-B
6. Describe marriage. Discuss the different types of marriages prevalent in different societies.
20
7. What is the genealogical method? Using the method trace your genealogy upto your maternal
grandmother. 20
8. Discuss the concept of reciprocity in non-market economies with suitable examples. 20
9. Discuss the concept of rituals with reference to Victor Turner and van Gennep’s work. 20
10. Write short notes: 10+10
a. Rites de Passage
b. Shifting cultivation
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