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MANI–001: ANTHROPOLOGY AND METHODS OF RESEARCH
Tutor Marked Assignment (TMA)

Course Code: MANI-001
Assignment Code: MANI-001/ASST/TMA/2024-2025
Total Marks: 100

Note: Attempt a total of five questions. All questions carry equal marks. The word limit for 20 marks question is
500 words and for 10 marks question it is 250 words. Attempt at least two questions from each section.

SECTION A
1. Define anthropology and discuss human diversity and variation within its subject matter. 20

2. What is fieldwork? Discuss major fieldwork tradition in Anthropology. 20

3. Discuss the growth of applied anthropology. 20

4. Discuss the applications of genealogy and pedigree in anthropological studies. 20

5. Attempt any two of the following: 10+10
a. Ethnography
b. Hypothesis
c. Observation
SECTION B
6. Discuss interview and its types. 20

7. What are the different types of research design. 20

8. Discuss the relevance of statistical data in research. 20

9. Discuss primary and secondary data. 20

10. Attempt any two of the following: 10+10
a. Serology
b. Case Study
c. SPSS