Question : How is case study method helpful in understanding a social phenomenon? Explain with suitable example.
(2018)
Answer : Case Study means intensive study of a case. Case is a social unit with a deviant behaviour. It is a method of qualitative analysis. It is extensively used in psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, economics and political science. It aims at obtaining a complete and detailed account of a social phenomenon or a social unit, which may be a person, family, community, institution or an event.
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Question : Elucidate the basic characteristics of anthropological field-work methods.
(2017)
Answer : The term ‘fieldwork’ is used to describe research in all areas of Anthropology from social and cultural anthropology to medical or biological anthropology.
The practice of ‘fieldwork’ can be done in a variety of different settings such as an urban or virtual environment, a small tribal community, a museum, library, cultural institution, business, or a primate conservation area.
Fieldwork is defined as the first-hand observation of human societies to understand people and their culture in natural ....
Question : Describe the evolution of fieldwork tradition in Anthropology.
(2016)
Answer : The term ‘fieldwork’ is used to describe research in all areas of research from social and cultural to medical or biological. The practice of ‘fieldwork’ can be done in a variety of different settings such as an urban or virtual environment, a small tribal community, a museum, library, cultural institution, business, or a primate conservation area. One of the basic features of Anthropology, distinguishing it from other related subjects, especially ones from the social sciences, ....
Question : Field work tradition in Anthropology.
(2014)
Answer : Anthropology is the holistic portrayal of man. It differs from other fields that study human society because anthropology is comparative, holistic and global. Traditionally, studying anthropology requires fieldwork in another society. The term ‘fieldwork’ is used to describe research in all areas of anthropology from social and cultural anthropology to medical or biological anthropology. The practice of ‘fieldwork’ can be done in a variety of different settings such as an urban or virtual environment, a ....
Question : Genealogical method.
(2014)
Answer : The word ‘genealogy’ comes from two Greek words—‘genea’meaning “race” or “family” and the other ‘logia’ meaning“theory” or “science”. Thus is derived “to trace ancestry”, the science of studying family history. Genealogy is the study of one’s ancestors - parents, grandparents, great grandparents and so on.
The genealogical method was invented by W.H.R. Rivers (1864–1922) during the Torres Straits Expedition of 1898–99. He described it most fully in Notes and Queries on Anthropology (1912), after ....
Question : Discuss the relevance of Case Study method of data collection.
(2013)
Answer : Case Study means intensive study of a case. Case is a social unit with a deviant behaviour. It is a method of qualitative analysis. It is extensively used in psychology, education, sociology, anthropology, economics and political science. It aims at obtaining a complete and detailed account of a social phenomenon or a social unit, which may be a person, family, community, institution or an event.
Essential Characteristics of Case Study are:
