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Syllabus For PG Entrance 2024 (MA Anthropology) : Institute of Kashmir Studies University of Kashmir

The document outlines the syllabus for the PG Entrance 2024 for MA Anthropology at the University of Kashmir. It covers various units including basics of anthropology, culture and society, social institutions, caste and class, gender, tribes and peasants, reform movements, the history of the freedom movement, rural and urban development, archaeological anthropology, population and evolution, general awareness, research methods, and society and culture in Jammu and Kashmir. Each unit includes key concepts and topics relevant to the study of anthropology.

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Syllabus For PG Entrance 2024 (MA Anthropology) : Institute of Kashmir Studies University of Kashmir

The document outlines the syllabus for the PG Entrance 2024 for MA Anthropology at the University of Kashmir. It covers various units including basics of anthropology, culture and society, social institutions, caste and class, gender, tribes and peasants, reform movements, the history of the freedom movement, rural and urban development, archaeological anthropology, population and evolution, general awareness, research methods, and society and culture in Jammu and Kashmir. Each unit includes key concepts and topics relevant to the study of anthropology.

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INSTITUTE OF KASHMIR STUDIES

UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR
Hazratbal, Srinagar

Syllabus for PG Entrance 2024 (MA Anthropology)


Unit 1: Basics of Anthropology

• Anthropology as a discipline, and Major Branches of Anthropology


• Anthropology and Colonialism: Historical Background
• Relationship between Anthropology and Social Sciences.
• Anthropology in India: Key Anthropologists and their work

Unit 2: Culture and Society

• Concept of Society and Culture: Key definitions


• Norms, Values, Status and Role
• Kinship and Classification

Unit 3: Social Institutions

• Basics of Social Institutions: Concepts and Definitions


• Social Structure: Group, Systems
• Family: Types and Functions
• Marriageand Religion

Unit 4: Caste and Class

• Concept of Class and Class Struggle


• Workers Movements in India
• Concept and History of Caste in India
• Social Movements for Inclusion (Ambedkar, Phule)

Unit 5: Gender

• Concepts of Gender: Biological and Social


• Patriarchy
• Feminism
• Gender and Development

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Unit 6: Tribes and Peasants in India

• Concept of Tribe and features of Tribes in India


• Tribal Administration and Development Schemes
• Concept of Peasantry and Approaches to Study of Peasants
• Tribal and Peasant Movements in India(Santhal andMoplah, and Telangana)

Unit 7:Reform Movements

• History and Agenda of Reform Movements in India


• BrahmoSamaj and AryaSamaj
• Ramakrishna Mission
• Aligarh Movement

Unit 8:History of Freedom Movement in India

• Foundation of British Rule in India


• Role of Early Nationalists
• Indian Nationalists and the Caste Question
• Freedom and Partition

Unit 9: Rural and Urban Development

• Village Community
• Role of Panchayats and Gram Sabha
• Urbanisation, Housing and Slums
• Migrants and Migrations

Unit 10: Archaeological Anthropology

• Paleolithic Culture
• Mesolithic Culture
• Neolithic Culture
• Glaciation

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Unit 11: Population and Evolution

• Human Evolution
• Chromosomes and Genes: Basic Concepts
• Concept of Human Variation
• Census, Population Density and Sex Ratio

Unit 12: General Awareness I

• Directive Principles
• Fundamental Rights and Duties
• Legislative Bodies: Parliament, and State Assemblies

Unit 13: General Awareness II

• Development Programmes: MGNREGA and Direct Cash Transfer


• Public Health: Nutrition, Deficiencies and Programmes
• World Bodies: UN, ASEAN and SAARC, WHO
• Environmental Policies and Legislation

Unit 14: Research Methods

• Research Design
• Qualitative, Quantitative Research, & Historiography
• Ethnography and Participant Observations
• Case Study, Life History and Interviews

Unit 15: Society and Culture in Jammu and Kashmir

• Ethnic groups in Kashmir


• Languages and Dialects
• Kashmiri Shaivism, and Sufism
• Folk, Music, Art, Literature

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