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Anthropology
Syllabus & Course Outline (FPSC 2026)
100Marks
49Code
Official Syllabus Content
The syllabus for Anthropology is designed to test the candidate's comprehensive understanding of the subject.
Section 1I. Anthropology
Definition, historical development, branches.
Section 2II. Social Anthropology
- •Culture
- •Family and Marriage
- •Kinship
- •Economic Organization
- •Political Organization
- •Religion
- •Contemporary Human Problems
Section 3III. Urban Anthropology
Section 4IV. Socio-Cultural Change
Section 5V. Ethnicity and Race
Section 6VI. Anthropological Theories
Section 7VII. Anthropological Research Methods
Suggested Readings
1.
Anthropology William A Haviland
2.
Cultural Anthropology Onrad Philip Kottak
3.
Diffusion of Innovation Evert M. Roger
4.
Socio Cultural Dynamics and impact of Technological Change G. M. Foster
5.
Pakistani Society Akber S. Ahmed
6.
Economic Anthropology Sutti Ortiz
7.
Political Anthropology: An introduction Ted. C. Lawellen
8.
Pukhtun economy and society Akber S. Ahmed
9.
Principles of Anthropology Eliot Dismore Chapple and Carleton Stevens Coon
10.
Anthropology and Modern life Franz Boas
11.
Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problem John H. Bodley
12.
Sindh and the Races that inhabit the Valley of the Indus Richard Burton
13.
The People of Pakistan Yu. V. Gankorvsky
14.
Anthropology and Development Jean-Pierre Olivier de Sardan
15.
An Introduction to Theory in Anthropology Robert Layton
16.
Anthropological Theory John R. McGee and Richard L. Warms
17.
Anthropology in Pakistan Stephen Pastner and Louis Flam
18.
Anthropology (13th edition) Carol R. Ember, Melvin R Ember and Pet N Peregrine
19.
Other Cultures John Beattie
20.
A Hand Book of Social Science Research Bevelry R. Dixon, Gary D Bouma and G.B.J. Atiinson
21.
Frontier Perspectives: Essays in Comparative Anthropology Clarlies Lindholm
22.
Generosity and Jealousy: The Swat Pukhtun of Northern Pakistan Clarlies Lindholm
23.
Friend by Day and Enemy by Night: Organized Vengeance in a Kohistani Community Lincoin Keiser
24.
A Punjabi Village in Pakistan Zekiye Eglar
25.
The social organization of the Marri Baluch Robert Niel Pehrson
26.
Introducing Anthropology Park, MA 2007
27.
Peoples and Cultures of Asia Scupin, R 2005
28.
Outlines and Highlights for Anthropology Scupin, R and Decorse, CR 2010
29.
Economic Anthropology Stuart plattner
30.
Economies and Culture Richard Wilk
31.
Introduction to Anthropology of Religion Brian Moris