UGC NET Anthropology Syllabus 2024 Unit Wise
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Unit Name
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Topics
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Unit I
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History, development, aim and scope of Anthropology, relationship with other sciences, different branches of Anthropology (including Linguistic Anthropology) and their interrelationship.
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Research methodology and methods: Concepts of epistemology, ontology and theoretical perspectives. Types of research (qualitative and quantitative), research design, hypothesis, etc.
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Unit II
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Lamarckism, Neo-Lamarckism, Darwinism, Neo-Darwinism, Synthetic theory, neutral theory of molecular evolution, concept of cladogenesis and anagenesis, punctuated equilibrium, selection.
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Trends in Primate radiation; Primate classification and distribution of extinct and extant species. Characteristics of primates: morphological (hair), skeletal (cranial, post cranial, dental, brain), physical (opposability of thumb), locomotion (quadrupedalism, brachiation and bipedalism) and posture, Primate social behaviour, etc.
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Unit III
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Modern Human Variation: Typological Model, Populational Model and Clinal Model; overview of Classification proposed by Blumenbach, Deniker, Hooton, Coon, Garn and Birdsell.
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Ethnic Classification and distribution of Indian Populations: H.H. Risley; B. S. Guha; S. S. Sarkar.
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Linguistic distribution of ethnic groups, etc.
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Unit IV
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Human Growth, development and maturation: definition, concepts. Basic principles of growth; phases of growth: Prenatal and postnatal (growth and development of different body parts, subcutaneous tissues and physiological variables). Growth curves: Velocity, Distance,
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Acceleration and Scammon’s Growth curve. Catch up and Catch down growth.
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Aging and senescence with special reference to somatic, skeletal and dental maturation Factors affecting growth: Genetic and Environmental. Secular trends in growth, etc.
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Unit V
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Concept of prehistoric archaeology; ethno-archaeology, experimental archaeology, environmental archaeology, settlement archaeology, cognitive archaeology, geo-archaeology, action archaeology. Theoretical paradigms – descriptive to scientific period to interpretative period.
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Unit VI
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Lower Palaeolithic Period in India
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Middle Palaeolithic period in India
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Upper Palaeolithic period in India
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Mesolithic period in India
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Neolithic Period in India, etc.
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Unit VII
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Culture
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Society
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Social Institutions
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Legal Anthropology, etc.
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Unit VIII
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Theories in Social Anthropology
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Evolutionism – Tylor, Morgan, Fraser, Maine, McLennan.
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Diffusionism – Three schools (Austro-German, British, American).
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Historical Particularism – Boas.
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Functionalism – Malinowski.
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Structural-Functionalism – Radcliffe-Brown, Firth, Fortes, Eggan, Parsons, etc.
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Unit IX
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Stages in the Development of Indian Anthropology
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Early Indian Anthropologists and their contributions, etc.
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Unit X
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Applied Anthropology, Action Anthropology, Engaged Anthropology,
Experimental Anthropology, Urban Anthropology,Public Anthropology, Public Archaeology, Anthropology of Development, Medical Anthropology, Visual Anthropology, Genomic Studies, Genetic Screening and Counseling, Forensic Anthropology, Food and Nutritional Anthropology, Ergonomics, Kinanthropometry, Business Anthropology.
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Development Strategies (Plan/Sub Plan), etc.
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