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Culture & Society Questions in UPSC Anthropology Optional Mains

The conceptual vocabulary of social anthropology — culture and civilization, society and social groups, status and role, cultural relativism, culture change, and the anthropology of language.

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Syllabus context

Paper I 2.1–2.3, 9.2 — Nature of Culture and Society; Language and Communication

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2025 Critically examine the drawbacks in assuming culture as an 'integrated-closed' system in understanding of contemporary society. Answer 2025 Describe briefly the theoretical perspectives in linguistic anthropology to explain the relationship of culture, language and thought. Answer 2025 Culture and embodiment. Answer 2024 Attributes of culture Answer 2024 Examine critically the concept of social stratification as a basis for sustaining social inequality. Answer 2023 Glottochronology Answer 2022 Discuss the historical and cultural contexts that led to superseding ethnocentrism with cultural relativism in anthropology. Soon 2022 Radcliffe-Brown's ideas on status, role and institution Soon 2021 Mention the major branches of linguistic anthropology and discuss language use in social and cultural settings. Answer 2021 Critically evaluate different types of social stratifications with suitable examples. Soon 2020 Sapir-Whorf hypothesis Answer 2020 Human rights and Cultural relativism Answer 2020 Discuss Erving Goffman's concept of total institutions and its relevance in contemporary society. Soon 2020 Explain how variations in language usage is related to social inequality. Answer 2019 The relationship between Linguistics and Social-Cultural Anthropology Answer 2019 Cultural Relativism Answer 2019 Discuss social stratification according to any three major approaches. Answer 2018 Critically examine that the structure and content of language are influenced by culture. Soon 2017 Non-verbal communication Answer 2017 Discuss the development of the concept of culture in Anthropology. Answer 2016 Cultural Relativism Answer 2015 Society and Culture. Answer 2015 Explain the difference between emic and etic, and how does the difference derive from the study of language ? Answer 2014 Is culture unique to human beings ? Critically examine. Answer 2014 Define Status and Role. Distinguish between Ascribed and Achieved Status. Answer