Exam Details

Subject Gender And Society
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-0041
MASTERS IN ANTHROPOLOGY (MAAN)
Term-End Examination
December, 2016

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o MANE-004: GENDER AND SOCIETY Time hours Maximum Marks 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for each answer of the 20 marks questions is 500 words, for 10 marks questions is 250 and for 5 marks questions is 125 words. Attempt at least two questions from each section.


SECTION

1. How is Patriarchy understood in anthropological literature Trace its origin through available theories.

2. What are the major theories of gender? Discuss the similarities and differences observed among them.

3. How does socialization of gender occur? Discuss two agents of socialization in detail.

4. What is the role of gender in kinship? Elucidate your answer with gender roles practiced in patrilineal and matrilineal societies.

5. Write short notes on any four of the following

Concept of gender

Black feminism

Judith Butler

Role of family in socialization

Status of Indian tribal women


SECTION

6. Critically discuss the politics of gender discrimination in work spaces in India.

7. Examine the intersection between gender and ethnicity and how are stereotypes created due to it.

8. Elucidate the reasons for women's marginal role in the media industry.

9. Describe and differentiate between any two of the following

Concept of Sex and Gender

Paid and Unpaid Labour

Gender from the perspective of caste and class.


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
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  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
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Subjects

  • Anthropology And Methods Of Research
  • Archaeological Anthropology
  • Comparative Ethnography
  • Environmental Anthropology
  • Gender And Society
  • Human Genetics
  • Human Growth And Development
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Practicing Anthropology
  • Social Anthropology