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Anthropology SYLLABUS M.A./M.Sc. Courses (SEMESTER SYSTEM) 2020-2021 onwards SCHOOL OF ANTHROPOLOGY GANGADHAR MEHER UNIVERSITY, AMRUTA VIHAR SAMBALPUR 768004 Page 1 of 30 SYLLABUS M.A./M.Sc. COURSES PG ANTHROPOLOGY SE TYPE PAPE TITLE OF THE PAPER MARKS ME STE OF R R PAPE CODE R SEMESTER I I Core Paper Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Fundamentals of Social Anthropology 101 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Fundamentals of Physical/Biological Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 102 Anthropology Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Fundamentals of Pre and Proto Historical Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 103 Archaeology Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Research Methodology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 104 Term + 80 End Term) Practi Paper Practical A: Physical /Biological cal 105 Anthropology (50 marks) Full Mark -100 Paper Practical B: Fundamentals of Pre and Proto Historical Archaeology (50 marks) SEMESTER II II Core Paper Social Institutions Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 201 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Human Genetics Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 202 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Indian Society Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 203 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Quantitative Research Methods, Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 204 Computer Application and Fieldwork Term + 80 End Term) Anthropology Core Paper Practical/ Project Full Mark -100 205 DSE Paper Anthropology of Childhood and Children Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Paper 206 A Term + 80 End Term) DSE 206 C Practical/Project (optional) DSE 206 B Population Human Genetics Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Paper Term + 80 End Term) Page 2 of 30 DSE 206 B Practical (optional) DSE 206 C Paleo anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Paper Term + 80 End Term) DSE 206 C Practical (optional) SEMESTER III III Core Paper Demographic Anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 301 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Anthropology of Museum Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 302 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Anthropological Theory Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 303 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Tribal Anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 304 Term + 80 End Term) Core Paper Practical and field based report 305 Full Mark 100 IDSE Paper Bio-Cultural Dynamics of Indian Full Mark 100 (20 Mid 306 A Population Term + 80 End Term) IDSE 306 B Anthropology in Practice Full Mark 100(20 Mid Term+80 End Term) IDSE 306 C Prehistory in India Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Term + 80 End Term) SEMESTER IV IV Core 401 Applied Anthropology (Biological and Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Social) Term + 80 End Term) Core 402 Anthropology of Marginalized Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Communities Term + 80 End Term) Core 403 Medical Anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Term + 80 End Term) Core 404 Anthropology of India: Ethnic and Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Cultural Diversity Term + 80 End Term) Core 405 Field work Full Mark – 100 *DSE - Disciplinary Specific Elective paper *IDSE - Interdisciplinary Specific Elective Paper Page 3 of 30 Semester I Core Paper - 101 Fundamentals of Social Anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Term + 80 End Term) Unit I Emergence, history and development of anthropology, scope of anthropology, its relations with other subjects, such as sociology, linguistics, psychology, history and economics, political science Unit II Concept of society and culture and its characteristics, status and role, groups, association, community, institution and organization Unit III Social structure, social function, social system, social stratification - caste, class and varna, Culture, characteristics and attributes of culture, culture trait and complex, acculturation, assimilation, enculturation, transculturation, culture shock, cultural relativism, culture and civilization, culture change, folk-urban continuum, great and little tradition, cultural pluralism and world-view Unit IV Emerging branches of social anthropology: medical anthropology, psychological anthropology, business anthropology, ecological anthropology, social anthropology of climate change and disaster, media/visual anthropology, social anthropology of public policy. Suggested Readings 1. Beals, R. L. et al, 1977. An Introduction to Anthropology, New York: Macmillan Publishing. 2. Beattie, John. 1968. Other Cultures: Aims, Methods and Achievements in Social Anthropology. Free Press. 3. Davis, Kingsley. 1949. Human Society. New York: Macmillan Co. 4. Ember, C. R., Melvin Ember, Peter, N. Peregrine. 2007. Anthropology. Pearson Education, Inc. 5. Firth Raymond. 1939. Primitive Polynesian Economy, The Norton Library: London. 11. Barnard, Alan. 2000. History and Theory in Anthropology. Cambridge, U.K: Cambridge University Press. 6. Firth, Raymond. 1961. Elements of Social Organization, London: Watts. 7. Forde, D. 1954. Habitat, Economy and Society: A Geographical Introduction to Ethonology, London: Methuen. 8. Herskovits, M. J. 1969. Cultural Anthropology. New Delhi: IBH Publishing Company. 9. Ingold, Tim. 1994. Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology. Routledge. 10. Joshi, S. L. and P. C. Jain. 2009. Social Anthropology. Jaipur: Rawat Publication. 11. K. M. Kapadia. 1958. Marriage and Family in India, Oxford University Press 12. Mair, Lucy. 1985. An Introduction to Social Anthropology, Greenwood Press 13. Majumdar, D. N. and Madan, T. N. 1956. An Introduction to Social Anthropology, New York and Bombay: Asia Publishing House. 14. Metcalf, Peter. 2005. Anthropology: the Basics. Abingdon [England]: Routledge. 15. Nadel, S. F. 1951. The Foundations of Social Anthropology. Glencoe, Ill: Free Press. 16. Pritchard, Evans. 1951. Social Anthropology, London: Cohen and West. Page 4 of 30 Core Paper - 102 Fundamentals of Physical/Biological Anthropology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Term + 80 End Term) Unit I History and development of physical/biological anthropology, aim, scope and its relationship with allied disciplines, application of biological anthropology in medicine, forensic science, industries, defense services and genetic counseling Unit II Theories of evolution - Lamarckism, Neo-Lamarckism, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, Synthetic theory, neutral theory of molecular evolution, concept of cladogenesis and anagenesis, punctuated equilibrium, processes of selection. Unit III Fossil evidence of human evolution: Evidence of Human evolution from morphological, anatomical, serological, chromosomal and genetic similarities between human and non-human living primates; Human evolution with respect to hominoid fossil; Discovery, anatomical features and distribution of Dryopithecene, Australopithecene, Homo erectus, Homo Neanderthalensis, Homosapien sapien. Dispersal of modern humans: Out of Africa hypothesis, Multiregional hypothesis, Partial Replacement hypothesis Unit IV Human Variation: Concept of race, historical development, formation and criteria of racial classification, modern human variation: typological model, population model and clinal model; over view of classification proposed by Blumenbach, Deniker, Hooton, Coon, Garn and Birdsell. Suggested Readings 1. Ashley, Montague. 1980. The Concept of Race. Praeger Publishers Inc. 2. Das, B. M. 1961. Outline of Physical Anthropology. Kitab Mahal. 3. Ember and Ember.2003. Anthropology, Peregrine: Prentice Hall Inc. 4. G. W. Lasker. 1976. Physical Anthropology. Holt, Rinehart & Winston Inc. 5. Harrison, G. A. and Boyce, J. 1972. The Structure of Human Population. Oxford University Press. 6. Harrison, G. A. et.al. Human Biology: An Introduction to Human Evolution, Variation, Growth, and Adaptability. Oxford University Press. 7. John. H. Relethford. 1996. Fundamentals of Biological Anthropology, (Third Ed). Mc Graw-Hill. 8. John. S, Allen, Susan C, Anton. 2018. Exploring Biological Anthropology: The Essentials, Pearson Publication. 9. Mange, P and Mange, E. J. Basic Human Genetics. Sinauer Associates Inc, U.S. 10. Sahlins, Marshall D. and Elman R. Service. 1960. Evolution and Culture. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbour, Mich. 11. Sarkar S. S. 1954. The Aboriginal Races of India. Bookland Ltd. Calcutta. 12. Sarkar, R. M. 1965. Fundamentals of Physical Anthropology, Post Graduate Book Mart: Calcutta. 13. Shukla, B. R. K. and Rostogi, S. 2012. Physical Anthropology and Human Genetics – An Introduction. Palak Prakashan. 14. Turnbaugh, N. A., R. Jurmain, L. K. Igore, H. Neison. 2002. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, Wadsworth Group: Canada. Page 5 of 30 Core Paper - 103 Fundamentals of Pre and Proto Historical Archaeology Full Mark 100 (20 Mid Term + 80 End Term) Unit I Scope of archaeological anthropology, it’s relationship with other branches, basics of archaeology, dating methods-relative dating and absolute dating, environmental archaeology, cognitive archaeology, ethno-archaeology and social archeology Unit II European Prehistory: Introduction to prehistory of Europe: chronology and terminology, Lower Palaeolithic culture of Europe, Middle Palaeolithic culture of Europe, Upper Palaeolithic Culture of Europe, Paleolithic Art of Europe, Mesolithic Culture of Europe, European Prehistory in 21st Century, With special reference to Dmanisi of Georgia, Iserniala Pineta, Monte Poggiolo, Pirro Nord of Italy and Atapuerca of Spain Unit III Indian Prehistory: Introduction of Indian Prehistory: Chronology and Terminology, Lower Palaeolithic Culture of India, Middle Palaeolithic Culture of India, Upper Palaeolithic Culture of India, Prehistoric Art in India, Mesolithic Culture of India, Neolithic Culture of India, Indus Valley Civilization, Megalithic Cultures of India, Indian Prehistory in 21st Century: Problems and Challenges Unit IV New trends in world prehistory: Origin and dispersal of earliest Homo from Africa: the first human settlement of Europe during Lower Pleistocene epoch,
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