Question

Discuss the history and growth of social and cultural anthropology.

20 Jan 2021
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Social anthropology deals primarily with the study of social relationships and the study of what we call as social institutions like family, kinship, political institutions and economic institutions. They study norms and rules of behaviour and the structures that constitute society.

Cultural anthropologists study symbols and meaning systems, they study values and beliefs and what are the underlying principles that guide action. Although related, the two branches emphasise different aspects and approach their subject matter differently. For example, if one is studying political institutions from a social perspective. then one will study the institutional structure of the political system, like if it is a Panchayat, then the structure of personnel, their rights and duties, the hierarchy and norms and principles of interaction etc. If one is studying the political arena from a cultural perspective then, one will not focus on the structural aspects but will focus on the negotiations of power, the strategies and the tactics by which power is used and manipulated. From a cultural perspective one may focus not on the positions themselves but the processes by which these are obtained. The cultural anthropologists would focus on the symbols by which power is manifested and the subtle use of meanings in expressing and maintaining power.

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