Exam Details
| Subject | Comparative Ethnography | |
| Paper | ||
| Exam / Course | Masters In Anthropology (Maan) | |
| Department | School of Social Sciences (SOSS) | |
| Organization | indira gandhi national open university | |
| Position | ||
| Exam Date | December, 2016 | |
| City, State | new delhi, |
Question Paper
No. of Printed Pages: 2 IMANE-0031
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN) UJ Term-End Examination
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o December, 2016
o MANE-003: COMPARATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY
Time: 3 hours Maximulll Marks 100
Note: Attempt allY five questions. All qllestions equal marks. The word limit for 20 lIlarks questions is 500 words and for 10 marks questiolls is 250 words. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION
1. Provide a discussion on ethics and its issues in ethnographic writing.
2. Discuss the approach advocated by A.R. Radcliffe Brown in the study of ethnography.
3. Examine Jallensi Kinship ties as depicted in Meyer Forte's The Web of Kinship among the Jallensi.
4. Discuss at length the main content of Jonathan P. Parry's Death in Banaras.
5. Attempt any two of the following: 2x10=20
Methodological concerns of ethnography.
The concept of 'relatives' among Americans.
Feminist influences in ethnography.
The role of chiefs and saints among the Swat Pathans.
SECTION
6. Delineate how the text, Coming of Age in Samoa, assists in the understanding of youth in a tribal society as compared to youth in America.
7. Discuss at length what the term implies as described in the text, The Meanings of Macho Being a Man in Mexico City.
8. What are the main concerns discussed in the ethnography, Identity, Gender and Poverty: New Perspectives on Caste and Tribe in Rajasthan?
9. Discuss the Cree world view and explain how they utilize their indigenous knowledge to practice the occupations of hunting and fishing.
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN) UJ Term-End Examination
f"
o December, 2016
o MANE-003: COMPARATIVE ETHNOGRAPHY
Time: 3 hours Maximulll Marks 100
Note: Attempt allY five questions. All qllestions equal marks. The word limit for 20 lIlarks questions is 500 words and for 10 marks questiolls is 250 words. Attempt at least two questions from each section.
SECTION
1. Provide a discussion on ethics and its issues in ethnographic writing.
2. Discuss the approach advocated by A.R. Radcliffe Brown in the study of ethnography.
3. Examine Jallensi Kinship ties as depicted in Meyer Forte's The Web of Kinship among the Jallensi.
4. Discuss at length the main content of Jonathan P. Parry's Death in Banaras.
5. Attempt any two of the following: 2x10=20
Methodological concerns of ethnography.
The concept of 'relatives' among Americans.
Feminist influences in ethnography.
The role of chiefs and saints among the Swat Pathans.
SECTION
6. Delineate how the text, Coming of Age in Samoa, assists in the understanding of youth in a tribal society as compared to youth in America.
7. Discuss at length what the term implies as described in the text, The Meanings of Macho Being a Man in Mexico City.
8. What are the main concerns discussed in the ethnography, Identity, Gender and Poverty: New Perspectives on Caste and Tribe in Rajasthan?
9. Discuss the Cree world view and explain how they utilize their indigenous knowledge to practice the occupations of hunting and fishing.
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