Write a note on anthropology and climate change.

Discuss with suitable examples how indigenous environmental knowledge can help in biodiversity conservation.

Deliberate on the term indigenous peoples. Reflect on the Post-colonial Forest Policies in India and the relationship of the indigenous people with the forest.

Give an overview of the Silent Valley Movement, Kerala and the Narmada Banchao Andolan, Gujarat.

Cultural ecology

Human biological adaptations

Deliberate on the potential environmental stressors.

Define ecology? Discuss the development of the ecological perspective in anthropology.

Discuss the theoretical paradigms and methods in ecological anthropology.

Tribes and marginalisation

Affirmative action

Dominant caste

What is the difference between open and closed systems of stratification? Illustrate with examples. 

Discuss the role of the state in addressing social inequality in India. 

Examine the relationship between education and social mobility. 

Race and ethnicity

Functional theory of stratification

Class and status

Write short notes on any two of the following: 

What is social mobility? Discuss its types and significance.