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ANTHROPOLOGY

Why should I take anthropology?


Because Anthropology has the following advantage,
Scoring subject
Interesting subject
Easy to grasp even for a non science student
Short syllabus
Repeating questions and hence predictability of the questions
Questions are mostly direct and hence can be approached with prepared
answers
Less competition
Liberal correction (as few take anthropology in KPSC unlike Kannada,
geography, Public administration and Rural development)

Is it true that only science student should take


Anthropology?
NO!!!!! As you can see in the syllabus only a fraction of the syllabus (about 15%)
contains science related topics and that too the Basics of Human evolution and
genetics. These are school level and can be handled by any non science
background student with ease. Further this makes the subject interesting as it
brings in variety in your preparation. These questions need to be answered in
points and hence makes it more easy to approach.

So what are the things that we need to study in


Anthropology?
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Majority of Paper 1 of Anthropology consist of study of human culture and


society. Here we study the different aspect of human culture like Marriage,
Religion, Economy etc and different explanation of how culture evolved. In
addition Paper 1 also consists of how humans evolved and the variations in
humans.
In paper 2 we mainly study about 2 things. One, about Indian culture, its
different dimensions and the other about India tribes and their issues.

How many days do I need to prepare Anthropology?


Ah!!!! There lies its advantage. With the right kind of guidance and material
roughly about 60-90 hours (30-45 classes) we can learn Anthropology. This
should be followed by couple of revision and answer writing, and you are all set
for Mains.

How much can I score in Anthropology?


Anthropology is considered very safe subject. The average score has always
been >50%. With a little extra practice one can be at the top of all the optional.

OK! So wheredo I start now?


Its advisable to start anthro preparation as early as possible after the KPSC
preliminary examination and with focussed, systematic study one can complete
the subject by 2 months. You can refer these text book
Social anthropology by majumdar/madan
Makhan jhas book of anthropology theories
Indian anthropology by R.N. Sharma
Indian anthropology by Nadeem Hasnan
Tribal India by Nadeem Hasnan
P.Nath(preferred) /das for physical anthropology.

Where can I buy these books?


Herearethelinksofsomeofthebooksyouwillneedforyourpreparation.

One final Question. Where can I get coaching for KPSC


Anthropology in Bangalore?
Well we will try our best to help you out on this. Leave a message below and we
will let you know as soon as we work out something. Do visit this page again for
further information.

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SYLLABUS
Paper 1
SECTION I:Foundation of Anthropology:
1.MeaningandscopeofAnthropologyanditsmainbranches
Socialandculturalanthropology
PhysicalAnthropology
ArchaeologicalAnthropology
LinguisticAnthropology
AppliedAnthropology
2.CommunityandSocietyInstitutions,groupandassociationcultureandcivilization
bandandtribe.
3.Marriage: The problems of universal definition incest and prohibited categories
preferentialformsofmarriagemarriagepaymentsthefamilyasthecornerstone
ofhumansocietyuniversalityandthefamily,functionsofthefamily,diverseforms
offamily,nuclear,extended,jointetc.,Stabilityandchangeinthefamily.
4.Kinship:Descent,residence,alliance,kins,termsandkinshipbehaviour,Lineage
andclan.
5.Economic Anthropology : Meaning and scope modes of exchange, barter and
ceremonialexchangereciprocityandredistributionmarketandtrade.
6.Political anthropology : Meaning and scope: The locus and power and the
functions of Legitimate authority in different societies, Difference between State
andStatelesspoliticalsystems,NationbuildingprocessesinnewState,Lawand
justiceinsimplersocieties.
7.Religion:OriginsofReligions,Animismandanimatism,Differencebetweenreligion
andmagic,TotamismandTaber.
8.FieldworkandfieldworktraditioninAnthropology

SECTION II.
1.Foundations of the theory of organic evolution, Lamarckism, Darwinism and the
synthetic theory Human evolution, biological and cultural dimensions.
Microevolution
2.TheOrderPrimate:AcomparativestudyofPrimateswithspecialreferencetothe
anthropoidapesandman.
3.Fossil evidence, for human evolution Dryopithecus, Ramapithecus,
Australopilecines,
Homo
erectus
(Pithecanthroplines)
Homosapiens,
NeanderthalensisandHomosapiens.
4.Genetics definition : The medelian principles and its application to human
population.

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5.Racial differentiation of Man and basis of racial classificationmorphological,


seriological and genetic, Role of heridity and environment In the formation of
races.
6.Theeffectsofnutrition,Inbreedingandhybridization.

SECTION III
1.Technique,methodandmethodologydistinguished.
2.Meaning of evolutionbiological and sociocultural the basic assumptions of 19th
century evolutionism, The comparative trends, Contemporary trends in
evolutionarystudies.
3.Diffusion and diffusionismAmerican diffusionism and historical ethnology of the
German speaking ethnologists, The attack on the comparative method by
diffusionistsandFranzBoss.Thenature,purposeandmethodsofcomparisonin
socialculturalanthropologyRedelifeBrown,Eggan,OscarLewisandSarana.
4.Patterns, basic personality construct and model personality. The relevance of
anthropological approach to national character studies, Recent trends in
psychological anthropology. 5. Function and cause, Mainowskis contribution to
functionalism in social anthropology, Function and structure, RedciliffeBrown,
Firth,FortesandNadel.
5.Structuralism in linguistics and in social anthropology, LeviStrauss and Leach in
viewingsocialstructureasamodelthestructuralistmethodinthestudyofmyth.
NewEthnographyandformalsemanticanalysis.
6.NormsandValues,Valuesasacategoryofanthropologicaldescription.Valuesof
anthropologistandanthropologyasasourceofvalues,Culturalrelativismandthe
issueofuniversalvalues.8.
7.Socialanthropologyandhistory,Scientificandhumanisticstudiesdistinguished.A
critical examination of the plea for the unity of method of the natural and social
sciences. The nature and logic of anthropological field work method and its
autonomy.

Paper II: Indian Anthropology


1.Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic, Protohistoric (Indus civilization) dimensions of
Indianculture.
2.DistributionandracialandlinguisticelementsInIndianpopulation.
3.The basis of Indian social system, Varna, Ashram, Purusharatha, Caste, Joint
Family.
4.ThegrowthofIndiananthropology,Distinctivenessofanthropologicalcontribution
in the study of tribal and peasant sections of the Indian population, The basic
conceptsused,GreattraditionandlittletraditionsacredcomplexUniversalization
and parochialization Sanskritization and Westernization Dominant caste, Tribe
castecontinuum,NatureManSpiritcomplex.
5.Ethnographic profiles of Indian tribes racial linguistic and socioeconomic
characteristic, Problems of tribal peoples, landalienation, indebtedness, lack of
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educational facilities, shiftingcultivation,


unemployment,agriculturallabour.

migration,

forests

and

tribals

6.Specialproblemsofhuntingandfoodgatheringandotherminortribes.
7.The problems of culturecontact impact of urbanization and industrialization
depopulation,regionalism,economicandpsychologicalfrustrations.
8.History of tribal administration, The constitutional safeguards for the Scheduled
Tribes, Policies, Plans, programmes of tribal development and their
implementations, the response of the tribal people to the Government measures
for them, the different approaches to tribal problems, the role of anthropology in
tribaldevelopment.
9.The constitutional provisions regarding the scheduled castes, Social disabilities
suffered by the Scheduled Castes and the socioeconomic problems faced by
them.
10.Issuesrelatingtonationalintegration.

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