Syllabus (ANTHROPOLOGY)

Course Type: MAJ-12

Semester: 7

Course Code: BANTMAJ12T

Course Title: Application of Social Cultural Anthropology in Contemporary World

(L-P-Tu): 6-0-0

Credit: 6

Practical/Theory: Theory

Course Objective: To understand the diversity of human societies in time and space To look for the commonalities across different human populations. The holistic strategy - linking local and global, past and present To offer various approaches to understanding contemporary

Learning Outcome: The students will learn about the role of Anthropology and social cultural anthropology in particular to understand the humankind. To study the similarity and differences across human population worldwide. Approaches of Anthropologists as humanist.

BANTMJ12T: Application of Social Cultural Anthropology in Contemporary World 6 credits

Total Marks: 50 (40 term exam + 10 internal assessment)

Unit-I:- Migration, Displacement & Diaspora: Basic concepts and key terms like Push-Pull factors, Emigration, Immigration and Integration; Human experiences in Indian subcontinent: Undocumented migration, Border and State, Push-back and repatriation; Political Economy of Migration, Development induced displacement/forced displacement, Human rights & Security; UNHRC definition of refugee; Diaspora and Culture

Unit-II: - Anthropology of Gender: Anthropological approaches to gender studies; Agents of socialization; Gender and religion; Cross-cultural perspective on gender difference; Masculinity, Feminity and third/ fourth genders in worldwide perspective; LGBT movement; Reproductive Health Rights; Gender discrimination, gender and violence, gender and development

Unit-III: - Anthropology of Children: Changing Context of Childhood in South Asia; Situation of Children in India; Vulnerability (Foeticide, Child labour, early marriage and teenage pregnancy, etc.); Children Under difficult situation (Street children, Refugee, Slum, Brothels, Climatic hazards, War etc.) ; Child Rights and National Policy for Children

Unit-IV: - Anthropology and Ageing: Demographic Changes in a Cross-cultural Perspective; Social, Psychological and Economic ramifications of Aging on the Individual and the Society. Issues in Elder Care; Abuse and violence; Aged and Public Policy

Unit-V: - Development Communication: Relationship between Communication and development, Communication and Urbanization, Modernization process; Effects of Mass Media on Youth, Children, Women and Disadvantaged Groups; The role of Communication in Education, Agriculture, Health and Family Welfare and National Development; Communication and the Dynamics of Social and Cultural change

Unit-VI: - Policy Planning issues: education, health, gender, ethnicityidentity, marginal people, rehabilitation, environment, human rights, world peace. Autonomous nature of Anthropology: Integration of scientific and humanistic approaches. Anthropologist as scientist, citizen and humanist.

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