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Paper 1 · 100 marks
Subject overview
PAPER: ANTHROPOLOGY (100 MARKS)
Definition of anthropology, its historical development and recent trends
Definition of anthropology, its historical development and recent trends
Definition of culture, its characteristics and functions
Definition of culture, its characteristics and functions
Contributors: (Edward Burnett Taylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, James Frazer, Karl Marx, Edmund Leach, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred L. Krobber, Alfred Reginald Radcliffe -Brown, Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad,
Contributors: (Edward Burnett Taylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, James Frazer, Karl Marx, Edmund Leach, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred L. Krobber, Alfred Reginald Radcliffe -Brown, Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad, Akbar S. Ahamd, Ibn Khaldun, Shah Walliullah)
Meaning, definition, types and aims of anthropological research
Meaning, definition, types and aims of anthropological research
Anthropology
Relationship of anthropology with other social sciences
Relationship of anthropology with other social sciences
Classical Theories: (Degenerations, Evolutionism, Neo-Evolutionism, Diffusions)
Classical Theories: (Degenerations, Evolutionism, Neo-Evolutionism, Diffusions)
Qualitative and Quantitative research
Qualitative and Quantitative research
Social Anthropology
Sub fields of anthropology: a) Biological Anthropology, b) Archaeology, c) Linguistic Anthropology d) Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Sub fields of anthropology: a) Biological Anthropology, b) Archaeology, c) Linguistic Anthropology d) Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Modern Theories : (Functionalism, Structural -functionalism, Class struggle, Structuralism, Historical Particularism, Feminism, Culture and personality)
Modern Theories : (Functionalism, Structural -functionalism, Class struggle, Structuralism, Historical Particularism, Feminism, Culture and personality)
Purpose of research, research question, variables, hypothesis, research objective(s), research design, sampling, field data collection, tools of data collection (questionnaire, interview, participant observation), data classifica tion, data analysis,
Purpose of research, research question, variables, hypothesis, research objective(s), research design, sampling, field data collection, tools of data collection (questionnaire, interview, participant observation), data classifica tion, data analysis, and reporting.
Institution of Family and Marriage (Definitions, types, structures, functions, family organization)
Institution of Family and Marriage (Definitions, types, structures, functions, family organization)
Urban Anthropology
Rural-urban migration, expansion of cities, major environmental issues, sa nitation problems, urbanization and development, establishment of slums and squatter settlements, refugees, yankees, betties, gypsies, wars and conflict , conversion of power from feudal to industrialists, institutionalization, education system, and change in the mode of production (agriculture to capitalists), poverty (theories and remedies ), management of city life (psychological, cultural, economic, political, religious, physical, environmental, ecological, demographical, lingual etc.), Karl Marx and co nflict theory, problems created by the mechanization and automation.
Current Trends in Anthropological Thoughts: (Post Modernism, Romanticism, Poetics and Politics of Ethnography)
Current Trends in Anthropological Thoughts: (Post Modernism, Romanticism, Poetics and Politics of Ethnography)
Kinship and Social Organization (Definitions, types, functions, kinship terminology etc)
Kinship and Social Organization (Definitions, types, functions, kinship terminology etc)
Socio-Cultural Change
Definitions, difference between social and cultural change, various dimension of cultural change, barriers to cultural change including (culture, psychological and p olitical), internal dynamics for change, external dynamics for change, population incease and change, diffusion of innovations, socio-religious barriers in accepting the innovations and new ideas, media and cultural change, dynamics of change in Pakistan (Trends and prospects)
Economic Organization: (Definitions, ev olution, substantivism versus formalism, reciprocity, production, consumption, distribution, barter and primitive economic systems)
Economic Organization: (Definitions, ev olution, substantivism versus formalism, reciprocity, production, consumption, distribution, barter and primitive economic systems)
Ethnicity and Race
Theories related to e thnicity and race, ethnicity and racism, n ations and nationality, ethnic conflict, degree of social variation , rank societies , caste and class societies and social stratification etc.
Political Organization: (Definitions, evolution of political system, characteristics of (band, tribal, chiefdom and state societies), theories of the origin of state societies (internal conflict theories, external conflict theories, population and ir
Political Organization: (Definitions, evolution of political system, characteristics of (band, tribal, chiefdom and state societies), theories of the origin of state societies (internal conflict theories, external conflict theories, population and irrigation theories, institutionalization of leadership and the emergence of state, system theories ), origin of civilization, the p olitics of identity, ethnicity and ethnic relations, nationalism, modernism, post-modernism etc.
Anthropological Theories
Religion: (Definitions, evolution of primitive religions, functions of religion, comparison of devine religions and other world religions such as Hinduism, Bu ddhism, Jainism etc)
Religion: (Definitions, evolution of primitive religions, functions of religion, comparison of devine religions and other world religions such as Hinduism, Bu ddhism, Jainism etc)
Anthropological Research Methods
Contemporary Human Problems: Poverty, social inequality, political i nstability, population problems, ethnic violence and terrorism etc.
Contemporary Human Problems: Poverty, social inequality, political i nstability, population problems, ethnic violence and terrorism etc.
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology William A Haviland
- Suggested ReadingsCultural Anthropology Onrad Philip Kottak
- Suggested ReadingsDiffusion of Innovation Evert M. Roger
- Suggested ReadingsSocio Cultural Dynamics and impact of Technological Change G. M. Foster
- Suggested ReadingsPakistani Society Akber S. Ahmed
- Suggested ReadingsEconomic Anthropology Sutti Ortiz
- Suggested ReadingsPolitical Anthropology: An introduction Ted. C. Lawellen
- Suggested ReadingsPukhtun economy and society Akber S. Ahmed
- Suggested ReadingsPrinciples of Anthropology Eliot Dismore Chapple and Carleton Stevens Coon
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Modern life Franz Boas
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Contemporary Human Problem John H. Bodley
- Suggested ReadingsSindh and the Races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus Richard Burton
- Suggested ReadingsThe People of Pakistan Yu. V. Gankorvsky
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Development Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan
- Suggested ReadingsAn Introduction to Theory in Anthropology Robert Layton
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropological Theory John R. McGee and Richard L. Warms
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology in Pakistan Stephen Pastner and Louis Flam
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology (13th edition) Carol R. Ember, Melvin R Ember and Pet N Peregrine
- Suggested ReadingsOther Cultures John Beattie
- Suggested ReadingsA Hand Book of Social Science Research Bevelry R. Dixon, Gary D Bouma and G.B.J. Atiinson
- Suggested ReadingsFrontier Perspectives: Essays in Comparative Anthropology Clarlies Lindholm
- Suggested ReadingsGenerosity and Jealousy: The Swat Pukhtun of Northern Pakistan Clarlies Lindholm
- Suggested ReadingsFriend by Day and Enemy by Night: Organized Vengeance in a Kohistani Community Lincoin Keiser
- Suggested ReadingsA Punjabi Village in Pakistan Zekiye Eglar
- Suggested ReadingsThe social organization of the Marri Baluch Robert Niel Pehrson
- Suggested ReadingsIntroducing Anthropology Park, MA 2007
- Suggested ReadingsPeoples and Cultures of Asia Scupin, R 2005
- Suggested ReadingsOutlines and Highlights for Anthropology Scupin, R and Decorse, CR
- Suggested ReadingsEconomic Anthropology Stuart plattner
- Suggested ReadingsEconomies and Culture Richard Wilk
- Suggested ReadingsIntroduction to Anthropology of Religion Brian Moris
My Subjects
Stage 1Orientation0%
Understand the official syllabus, paper structure, marks and preparation resources.
Stage 2Foundation0%
Build the concepts, terminology and prerequisite knowledge needed for the subject.
Stage 3Official Syllabus Coverage0%
Cover every official FPSC topic in a practical sequence.
Stage 4Consolidation0%
Prepare short notes, comparisons, evidence, diagrams, facts, formulas or timelines.
Stage 5Exam Application0%
Apply knowledge through the paper-specific practice format.
Stage 6Past Papers0%
Attempt topic-wise and full-length past-paper practice.
Stage 7Revision and Mock Examination0%
Complete layered revision, weak-area review and a timed mock paper.
Paper 1 · 100 marks
Subject overview
PAPER: ANTHROPOLOGY (100 MARKS)
Definition of anthropology, its historical development and recent trends
Definition of anthropology, its historical development and recent trends
Definition of culture, its characteristics and functions
Definition of culture, its characteristics and functions
Contributors: (Edward Burnett Taylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, James Frazer, Karl Marx, Edmund Leach, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred L. Krobber, Alfred Reginald Radcliffe -Brown, Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad,
Contributors: (Edward Burnett Taylor, Lewis Henry Morgan, James Frazer, Karl Marx, Edmund Leach, Franz Boas, Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Alfred L. Krobber, Alfred Reginald Radcliffe -Brown, Bronislaw Kasper Malinowski, Clifford Geertz, Talal Asad, Akbar S. Ahamd, Ibn Khaldun, Shah Walliullah)
Meaning, definition, types and aims of anthropological research
Meaning, definition, types and aims of anthropological research
Anthropology
Relationship of anthropology with other social sciences
Relationship of anthropology with other social sciences
Classical Theories: (Degenerations, Evolutionism, Neo-Evolutionism, Diffusions)
Classical Theories: (Degenerations, Evolutionism, Neo-Evolutionism, Diffusions)
Qualitative and Quantitative research
Qualitative and Quantitative research
Social Anthropology
Sub fields of anthropology: a) Biological Anthropology, b) Archaeology, c) Linguistic Anthropology d) Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Sub fields of anthropology: a) Biological Anthropology, b) Archaeology, c) Linguistic Anthropology d) Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Modern Theories : (Functionalism, Structural -functionalism, Class struggle, Structuralism, Historical Particularism, Feminism, Culture and personality)
Modern Theories : (Functionalism, Structural -functionalism, Class struggle, Structuralism, Historical Particularism, Feminism, Culture and personality)
Purpose of research, research question, variables, hypothesis, research objective(s), research design, sampling, field data collection, tools of data collection (questionnaire, interview, participant observation), data classifica tion, data analysis,
Purpose of research, research question, variables, hypothesis, research objective(s), research design, sampling, field data collection, tools of data collection (questionnaire, interview, participant observation), data classifica tion, data analysis, and reporting.
Institution of Family and Marriage (Definitions, types, structures, functions, family organization)
Institution of Family and Marriage (Definitions, types, structures, functions, family organization)
Urban Anthropology
Rural-urban migration, expansion of cities, major environmental issues, sa nitation problems, urbanization and development, establishment of slums and squatter settlements, refugees, yankees, betties, gypsies, wars and conflict , conversion of power from feudal to industrialists, institutionalization, education system, and change in the mode of production (agriculture to capitalists), poverty (theories and remedies ), management of city life (psychological, cultural, economic, political, religious, physical, environmental, ecological, demographical, lingual etc.), Karl Marx and co nflict theory, problems created by the mechanization and automation.
Current Trends in Anthropological Thoughts: (Post Modernism, Romanticism, Poetics and Politics of Ethnography)
Current Trends in Anthropological Thoughts: (Post Modernism, Romanticism, Poetics and Politics of Ethnography)
Kinship and Social Organization (Definitions, types, functions, kinship terminology etc)
Kinship and Social Organization (Definitions, types, functions, kinship terminology etc)
Socio-Cultural Change
Definitions, difference between social and cultural change, various dimension of cultural change, barriers to cultural change including (culture, psychological and p olitical), internal dynamics for change, external dynamics for change, population incease and change, diffusion of innovations, socio-religious barriers in accepting the innovations and new ideas, media and cultural change, dynamics of change in Pakistan (Trends and prospects)
Economic Organization: (Definitions, ev olution, substantivism versus formalism, reciprocity, production, consumption, distribution, barter and primitive economic systems)
Economic Organization: (Definitions, ev olution, substantivism versus formalism, reciprocity, production, consumption, distribution, barter and primitive economic systems)
Ethnicity and Race
Theories related to e thnicity and race, ethnicity and racism, n ations and nationality, ethnic conflict, degree of social variation , rank societies , caste and class societies and social stratification etc.
Political Organization: (Definitions, evolution of political system, characteristics of (band, tribal, chiefdom and state societies), theories of the origin of state societies (internal conflict theories, external conflict theories, population and ir
Political Organization: (Definitions, evolution of political system, characteristics of (band, tribal, chiefdom and state societies), theories of the origin of state societies (internal conflict theories, external conflict theories, population and irrigation theories, institutionalization of leadership and the emergence of state, system theories ), origin of civilization, the p olitics of identity, ethnicity and ethnic relations, nationalism, modernism, post-modernism etc.
Anthropological Theories
Religion: (Definitions, evolution of primitive religions, functions of religion, comparison of devine religions and other world religions such as Hinduism, Bu ddhism, Jainism etc)
Religion: (Definitions, evolution of primitive religions, functions of religion, comparison of devine religions and other world religions such as Hinduism, Bu ddhism, Jainism etc)
Anthropological Research Methods
Contemporary Human Problems: Poverty, social inequality, political i nstability, population problems, ethnic violence and terrorism etc.
Contemporary Human Problems: Poverty, social inequality, political i nstability, population problems, ethnic violence and terrorism etc.
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology William A Haviland
- Suggested ReadingsCultural Anthropology Onrad Philip Kottak
- Suggested ReadingsDiffusion of Innovation Evert M. Roger
- Suggested ReadingsSocio Cultural Dynamics and impact of Technological Change G. M. Foster
- Suggested ReadingsPakistani Society Akber S. Ahmed
- Suggested ReadingsEconomic Anthropology Sutti Ortiz
- Suggested ReadingsPolitical Anthropology: An introduction Ted. C. Lawellen
- Suggested ReadingsPukhtun economy and society Akber S. Ahmed
- Suggested ReadingsPrinciples of Anthropology Eliot Dismore Chapple and Carleton Stevens Coon
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Modern life Franz Boas
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Contemporary Human Problem John H. Bodley
- Suggested ReadingsSindh and the Races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus Richard Burton
- Suggested ReadingsThe People of Pakistan Yu. V. Gankorvsky
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology and Development Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan
- Suggested ReadingsAn Introduction to Theory in Anthropology Robert Layton
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropological Theory John R. McGee and Richard L. Warms
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology in Pakistan Stephen Pastner and Louis Flam
- Suggested ReadingsAnthropology (13th edition) Carol R. Ember, Melvin R Ember and Pet N Peregrine
- Suggested ReadingsOther Cultures John Beattie
- Suggested ReadingsA Hand Book of Social Science Research Bevelry R. Dixon, Gary D Bouma and G.B.J. Atiinson
- Suggested ReadingsFrontier Perspectives: Essays in Comparative Anthropology Clarlies Lindholm
- Suggested ReadingsGenerosity and Jealousy: The Swat Pukhtun of Northern Pakistan Clarlies Lindholm
- Suggested ReadingsFriend by Day and Enemy by Night: Organized Vengeance in a Kohistani Community Lincoin Keiser
- Suggested ReadingsA Punjabi Village in Pakistan Zekiye Eglar
- Suggested ReadingsThe social organization of the Marri Baluch Robert Niel Pehrson
- Suggested ReadingsIntroducing Anthropology Park, MA 2007
- Suggested ReadingsPeoples and Cultures of Asia Scupin, R 2005
- Suggested ReadingsOutlines and Highlights for Anthropology Scupin, R and Decorse, CR
- Suggested ReadingsEconomic Anthropology Stuart plattner
- Suggested ReadingsEconomies and Culture Richard Wilk
- Suggested ReadingsIntroduction to Anthropology of Religion Brian Moris