Anthropology Past Papers 2020

Q. No. 2

What is CRM stands for in anthropology? Justify, how far the cultural knowledge generated through the application of four branches of anthropology is important and contribute in the overall development of the country like Pakistan?

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Q. No. 3

Anthropologically what various belief and magic systems across the history humans have practiced as a social institution? What belief systems other than the religions are still being practiced in Pakistani society today and why?

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Q. No. 4

Keeping the Karl Marx (1818-1884) theory of conflict, justify how far the establishment of enormous, gigantic slums or squatter settlements in almost all metropolitan cities are natural or due to discriminatory economic management?

Support your arguments with examples.

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Q. No. 5

One of the dynamic aspects of the culture is "its Adaptive and Maladaptive nature" what it means? In the light of this context, critically discuss the cultural practices which are maladaptive, thus causing underdevelopment.

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Q. No. 6

What is "Ethnic Homogenization"? Discuss its various mechanisms used today by the states.

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Q. No. 7

Highlight the major contributions of some of major anthropologists like, Edward Bernard Taylor, Bronislaw Malinowski, Margret Mead and Clifford Geertz.

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Q. No. 8

Differentiate between "etic" and "emic" approaches used in anthropological research.

Highlight various ethnographic techniques used by ethnographers in conducting research in anthropology?

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