Detailed Syllabus - Basic Social Anthropology BBA Retail

BBA Retail Syllabus - Future University India

FUTURE INNOVERSITY BBA RETAIL – SEMESTER III
Course Code: Course Code BRS 010
Subject: Basic Social Anthropology
Total Learning Hours: 30
Total Subject Credits: 3
Total Number of Assessments: 4 Weekly Quiz, 3 Tests and Case Studies/Project/Presentation
S. No.	Contents
1.	Introduction to Anthropology: Perspectives of Anthropology – Divisions of Anthropology – Scope of Anthropology – Social and Cultural Anthropology – Physical Anthropology – Applied Anthropology – Pre-historic Archeology
2.	Man Culture and Society: Nature of Culture – Material and Non-material Culture – Elements of Culture – Cultural Relativity – Process of Cultural growth – Personality and Culture – Cultural Lag – Cultural Growth and Evolution – Cultural Diffusion – Symbolism and Culture
3.	Marriage and Family: Marriage as a Social Institution – Incest Taboo – Preferential and Prescribed Marriages – Family – Origin and Evolution of the Family – Universality of the Family – Functions of the Family – Changing Patterns of the Family
4.	Issues and Measures of Tribes In India: Tribal Development Policy of India – Indebtedness – Land Alienation – Bonded Labour – Shifting Cultivation – Tribes and Health – Tribal’s and Ethnic Identity – Constitutional provisions on Scheduled tribes
5.	Population and Demographic Issues: Meaning of Demography – Factors influencing demography – Age and Sex composition in India – Fertility - Mortality – Migration – Population Theories – Malthusian and Post- Malthusian Theories –Rural- Urban Population – Maternity Death Rate – Population and Demographic Projections – Demographic Scenario: Past, Present and Future
6.	Population Education and Policy: Population Explosion – Causes for rise in Population –Factors influencing population growth – Overpopulation and its impact – Under population and its impact – Population Policy in India – Population Policy and its implications – National Policy on Population Education – Critical evaluation of population policies
7.	Population Growth and Human Development: Relationship between Population Growth, Economic Development and Human Resources – Impact of unchecked growth in population – Human Development – Factors influencing Human Development - Progress in Human Development
8.	Population Control and Empowerment of Women: Correlation between female education and Population Growth – Empowering women for improved health and Nutrition – Impact of Women empowerment -