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Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Faculty of Social Sciences (Department of Sociology) Warning

The document outlines assignment guidelines for the Anthropology course at Allama Iqbal Open University, emphasizing the importance of originality and adherence to academic integrity. It includes instructions for submission, formatting, and content expectations, along with specific assignment questions for two sets of units. Students are warned against plagiarism and are required to submit typed assignments, with provisions for those writing in Urdu/Arabic.

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Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad Faculty of Social Sciences (Department of Sociology) Warning

The document outlines assignment guidelines for the Anthropology course at Allama Iqbal Open University, emphasizing the importance of originality and adherence to academic integrity. It includes instructions for submission, formatting, and content expectations, along with specific assignment questions for two sets of units. Students are warned against plagiarism and are required to submit typed assignments, with provisions for those writing in Urdu/Arabic.

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ALLAMA IQBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY, ISLAMABAD

Faculty of Social Sciences


(Department of Sociology)

WARNING
1. PLAGIARISM OR HIRING OF GHOST WRITER(S) FOR SOLVING
THE ASSIGNMENT(S) WILL DEBAR THE STUDENT FROM THE
AWARD OF DEGREE/CERTIFICATE, IF FOUND AT ANY STAGE.
2. SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS BORROWED OR STOLEN FROM
OTHER(S) AS ONE’S OWN WILL BE PENALIZED AS DEFINED IN
THE “AIOU PLAGIARISM POLICY”.

Course: Anthropology (9460) Semester: Spring, 2025


Level: BS

Please read the following instructions for writing your assignments. (AD, BS, B.
Ed, MA/MSc, MEd) (ODL Mode).
1. All questions are compulsory and carry equal marks but within a question the marks are
distributed according to its requirements.
2. Read the question carefully and then answer it according to the requirements of the
questions.
3. Avoid irrelevant discussion/information and reproducing from books, study guide or allied
material.
4. Handwritten scanned assignments are not acceptable.
5. Upload your typed (in Word or PDF format) assignments on or before the due date.
6. Your own analysis and synthesis will be appreciated.
7. Late assignments can’t be uploaded at LMS.
8. The students who attempt their assignments in Urdu/Arabic may upload a scanned copy of
their handwritten assignments (in PDF format) on University LMS. The size of the file
should not exceed 5MB.

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks: 50


ASSIGNMENT No. 1
(Units 1–4)
Q.1 How is anthropology related to other social sciences? Discuss in detail.

(20)

Q.2 What do you understand by ‘evolutionism’? Explain the contributions of


Charles Darwin and Herbert Spencer in the evolutionary school of
thought. (20)
Q.3 Discuss how humans acquire their culture. Discuss the basic
Characteristics and components of culture as understood by
anthropologists. (20)

Q.4 What is an ‘ethnic group’? How has ethnicity been studied in


anthropology? (20)

Q.5 How would you discuss women through the anthropological lens? What
are ‘stereotypes’? How do gender stereotypes block women’s path to
achievement?
(20)

Total Marks: 100 Pass Marks:


50

ASSIGNMENT No. 2
(Units 5–9)
Q. 1 Define the term kinship. How is kinship different from other forms of
social relationships? Also, describe the advantages and disadvantages of
nuclear and extended family forms. (20)

Q.2 Define religion. What are the basic functions of religion? Discuss in detail
with examples. (20)

Q.3 Differentiate between power, authority, legitimacy and reinforcement.


Also, provide appropriate examples with each.
(20)

Q.4 Describe in detail what is ethnography. Discuss the role of ethnography in


anthropology. Why ethnography is so important in anthropological
research? (20)

Q.5 How do anthropologists study media consumption, media production,,


media interpretation and media infrastructure? (20)

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