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explain the concept of society and culture in anthropological perspective; describe some major characteristics of society and culture; and understand the relationship that exists between culture, society and individual
‘State’ shows how anthropology has used the concept to convey and prescribe stabilised order and classificatory identities within bounded social units, the message being that state and nation-state are ideological constructs that, when applied to social life, lead to skewed expectations.
3- Sociocultural Anthropology (Social Anthropology) Sociocultural Anthropology or Ethnology examines the life styles of human societies, the formation, development, differentiation and change of culture and society.
Culture is understood here in its wide anthropological and sociological sense; by the subjects of culture, the author means individual producers, informal groups and social movements, NGOs, subjects of social economics, etc.
Module 1: Society. 1.1 Social Science and Modernity. 1.2 Major social phenomena in the modern world that we seek to explain: class, gender, ethnicity, caste, and nation. 1.3 How do various social science/humanities explain societal structures (socialization) and human behavior (choices & action)? Module 2: State.
Anthropology is a social science, which studies mankind in its entirety. The term in its literal sense means, “study of mankind”, as it is a combination of two Greek words, namely, anthropos and logos. Anthropology has gained popularity rapidly within the social/ behavioral sciences circle. Through its various fields of specialization, it
The secret to the compulsive power of social structures is that they have an inside. They are not only external to actors but internal to them. They are meaningful. These meanings are structured and socially produced, even if they are invisible. We must learn how to make them visible.
