Theories

Mentioned in Syllabus

Classical evolutionism (Tylor, Morgan and Frazer)
- Classical evolution introduction
- Tylor contribution
Diffusionism (British, German and American)
Historical particularism (Boas);-Click Here
- The Integration of Cultures
- Previous years questions
Neo – evolutionism (Childe, White, Steward, Sahlins and Service)
Functionalism (Malinowski);- Click Here
Cultural materialism (Harris)
- Cultural Materialism
- Sacred Cows and the End of Empire
Structural- functionlism (Radcliffe Brown)
Structuralism School of thought
- Levi-Strauss Contribution
- Edmond Leach contribution
- previous Years Questions
Culture and personality School of thought (Psychological Studies in Anthropology)
- Introduction to Culture and Personality school of thought
- Ruth Benedict Contribution – Pattern of culture , National Character Studies
  - Patterns of Culture
- Margaret Mead Contribution – Nature and Nurture studies
  - Gender, Child Rearing, and Culture: Fieldwork and Theory
- Ralph Linton — Basic personality , status personality and social inventor
- Abraham Kardiner contribution – Basic Personality
- Cora-du Bois Contribution – Modal Personality
- Sigmund Freud Psychological Studies (Not mentioned in syllabus , still useful)
- Previous Years Questions
Symbolic and interpretive theories (Turner, Schneider and Geertz)
Cognitive theories
- Conklin contribution
Post- modernism in anthropology – – Click Here
- previous years questions

Extra thinkers not mentioned in syllabus but one must cover as per UPSC demands

13. Emile Durkheim

Marx (1818-1883)

14. Edward Sapir

15. Marcel Mauss

16. Evans-Pritchard

17. Eleanor Burke Leacock

18. Sherry Ortner

19. Marshall Sahlins

Some Famous Authors – Not Mentioned in syllabus

Levi Strauss