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Optional · Anthropology

21 topics · 2 sections — from the official UPSC syllabus. Study material lands topic by topic.

Paper I · Anthropology — Theory and Concepts

  1. 1
    Meaning and Scope of Anthropology; Human Evolution, Primates and Paleoanthropology
    1. 1.Human Evolution, Primates, Hominid Fossils and Prehistoric Archaeology50 min
  2. 2
    Nature of Culture and Society; Marriage, Family and Kinship
    1. 1.Nature of Culture and Society; Marriage, Family and Kinship28 min
  3. 3
    Economic Organization: Production, Distribution and Exchange
    1. 1.Economic Organization: Economic Anthropology, the Formalist-Substantivist Debate, and Modes of Exchange16 min
  4. 4
    Political Organization and Social Control
    1. 1.Political Organization and Social Control20 min
  5. 5
    Anthropological Approaches to Religion
    1. 1.Anthropological Approaches to Religion15 min
  6. 6
    Anthropological Theories
    1. 1.Anthropological Theories27 min
  7. 7
    Culture, Language and Communication
    1. 1.Culture, Language and Communication19 min
  8. 8
    Research Methods in Anthropology
    1. 1.Research Methods in Anthropology11 min
  9. 9
    Human Genetics: Methods and Application
    1. 1.Human Genetics: Methods and Application36 min
  10. 10
    Concept of Human Growth and Development
    1. 1.Concept of Human Growth and Development19 min
  11. 11
    Fertility, Bioevents, and Demographic Theories
    1. 1.Fertility, Bioevents, and Demographic Theories16 min
  12. 12
    Applications of Anthropology
    1. 1.Applications of Anthropology15 min

Paper II · Indian Anthropology

  1. 1
    Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization
    1. 1.Evolution of the Indian Culture and Civilization18 min
  2. 2
    Demographic Profile of India: Ethnic and Linguistic Elements
    1. 1.Demographic Profile of India: Ethnic-Linguistic Elements and the Structure and Growth of Population13 min
  3. 3
    Traditional Social System, Caste, and Sacred Complex
    1. 1.Traditional Social System, Caste, Sacred Complexes and Religious Impact in India31 min
  4. 4
    Emergence, Growth and Development of Anthropology in India
    1. 1.Emergence, Growth and Development of Anthropology in India13 min
  5. 5
    Indian Village, Minorities, and Processes of Social Change
    1. 1.Indian Village, Minorities, and Processes of Social Change26 min
  6. 6
    Tribal Situation in India: Distribution, Characteristics and Problems
    1. 1.Tribal Situation in India: Distribution, Characteristics, and the Problems of Tribal Communities20 min
  7. 7
    Tribal Displacement, and Rights and Safeguards for SC/ST/OBC
    1. 1.Development, Displacement and the Rights of Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes31 min
  8. 8
    Religion, Tribal Societies, and the Tribe-Nation-State
    1. 1.Religion, Tribal Societies, and the Tribe–Nation-State Relationship16 min
  9. 9
    Tribal Administration, PTGs, NGOs, and Anthropology
    1. 1.Tribal Administration, PTGs, NGOs, and Anthropology's Role in Development and Ethnic Understanding23 min

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