Unit 2: Anthropological Perspectives on Culture
Teaching Hours for this Unit: 9
Syllabus coverage in this unit
2.1 Theory of Cultural Evolution · 2.2 Theory of Cultural Diffusionism · 2.3 Structural Functionalism · 2.4 Theory of Symbolism · 2.5 Post-Modernism and Anthropology
The unit is a miniature history of anthropological theory — five “perspectives,” each a way of explaining what culture is and how it changes. Learn each as claim → exponents → Nepal application → critique.
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