Introduction Anthropology theories serve as analytical tools for comprehending, illuminating, and foretelling a certain subject. Theories aid in guiding our thoughts and offer a standard framework within which individuals may operate. Generalizations regarding culture or society and the interpretation of ethnography are the topics covered by the anthropological theory. ... Read More

Introduction Medical anthropology is the study of how cultural, historical, and political influences have affected, experienced, and interpreted health and sickness. An interdisciplinary topic called medical anthropology examines "human health and illness, the health care system, and biocultural adaptability." One of the most recent and advanced subfields of anthropology and ... Read More

Introduction Urban anthropology can be termed as a subfield of general anthropology that deals with urban studies. One of the most significant and rapidly expanding subfields in social and cultural anthropology is urban anthropology. Cities are currently a crucial subject of research for anthropologists all around the world. Urban ... Read More

Introduction Marriage is a social cornerstone for uniting males and females to create a family. It has vital importance in the reproductive significance of the universal concept. Marriage can unite two sets of families in a connubial brace. The two people who tie the knot together in a marriage share ... Read More

Introduction The structuralist school of thinking stresses the idea that society comes before people. In all sociological analyses, it leverages the nature of social interaction as patterned behaviour as a tool. A technique for analysing social interactions and cultural outputs is known as structuralism. its roots in languages, especially ... Read More

IntroductionScheduled tribes are the downtrodden communities in India and they are named Adivasis. They make up around 8% of India's total population and are the most disadvantaged segment regarding social, economic, and other factors. The Indian government is working to level the playing field for these tribes in terms of ... Read More

Introduction Plio-Pleistocene hominids are a group of human ancestors that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs, which spanned from approximately 5 million to 11, 700 years ago. During the Pliocene and Pleistocene, hominids underwent a series of significant evolutionary changes, including the development of larger brain sizes, the evolution ... Read More

Introduction Evolutionary change can occasionally take place in two or more unrelated or distantly related species due to comparable environmental influences. As a result, unrelated organisms who have different ancestries share physical characteristics. This phenomenon is known as parallel evolution. Distantly related plants that have transitioned from autotrophic to parasitic ... Read More

Introduction Historical Particularism emphasizes the unique historical circumstances and cultural particularities of a society. Diffusionism, on the other hand, is an approach that explains the spread of cultural practices and beliefs as the result of diffusion. Both approaches have been critiqued and revised over time, with contemporary anthropologists often taking ... Read More

Introduction Functionalism and Structural Functionalism are two related but distinct concepts in anthropology. Functionalism is a broad theoretical perspective that emphasizes the functional interdependence of social and cultural practices, while structural functionalism is a specific version of functionalism that focuses on how social structures and institutions work together to ... Read More