Indian Sociologists
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1. How did Ananthakrishna Iyer and Sarat Chandra Roy come to practice social anthropology?
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2. What were the main arguments on either side of the debate about how to relate to tribal communities?
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3. Outline the positions of Herbert Risley and G.S. Ghurye on the relationship between race and caste in India.
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4. Summarise the social anthropological definition of caste.
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5. What does D.P. Mukerji mean by a ‘living tradition’? Why did he insist that Indian sociologists be rooted in this tradition?
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6. What are the specificities of Indian culture and society, and how do they affect the pattern of change?
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7. What is a welfare state? Why is A.R. Desai critical of the claims made on its behalf?
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8. What arguments were given for and against the village as a subject of sociological research by M.N. Srinivas and Louis Dumont?
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9. What is the significance of village studies in the history of Indian sociology? What role did M.N. Srinivas play in promoting village studies?
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