Ph.D Anthropology Syllabus : www.unipune.ac.in University Of Pune

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ANPHD– 1: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN ANTHROPOLOGY
(COMPULSORY COURSE)
1. Research Process: An Overview
a. Scientific Method
b. Inductive and Deductive reasoning
c. Reality, Observable Universe, Theory and Fact
d. Research in Social Science
2. Recent Approaches
a. Participatory Research
b. Action Research
c. Operations Research
d. Public-Private Partnership

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3. Quantitative Methods
a. Basic Statistical Concepts: Measures of Central Tendency, Measures of
dispersion, Statistical tests,
b. Correlation, Pearson’s and Spearman’s; Regression, Linear, Growth, Logistic
c. Multivariate Statistics: Multiple regression, Factor analysis, Multidimensional Scaling and other techniques
4. Qualitative Methods
a. Philosophy of Qualitative research
b. Methods
c. Tools and Techniques
d. Management of the data
e. Qualitative data analysis
f. Mixed Methods
5. Software (Training in the software will proceed in relation with the theory courses and assignments)
a. SPSS
b. Atlas/Ti and MAXQDA for Qualitative data management and analysis
c. WHO Anthro and Anthro+ for analysis of growth of children and adults
d. Bibliographic data management softwares : Zotero, Endnote, and other
online tools
6. Scientific writing skills
a. Thesis, Report, Scientific Papers in journals and Book Chapters
b. Writing a scientific research proposal
c. Bibliographies, citations: Different citation styles
d. Online Scientific databases: Journals, Achieves, JSTOR, UGC-Infonet and others, Census of India, NFHS and DHS databases, Secondary data and its use in Anthropological research

REFERENCES:
Books
Natasha Mack, Cynthia Woodsong, Kathleen M.Macqueen, Greg Guest, Emily Namey, 2005; Qualitative Research Methods: A Data Collector’s Field Guide, Family Health International, North Carolina, USA.
Guba, Egon G./Lincoln, Yvonna S.: Competing paradigms in qualitative research, in: Denzin, Norman K./Lincoln, Yvonna S. (eds.): The landscape of qualitative research.
Theories and issues, 2nd edition, Sage, London, 2003.
Silverman, David: Interpreting qualitative data. Methods for analysing talk, text and interaction, Sage, London, 1993.
Keohane, Robert O./King, Gary/Verba, Sidney: Designing social inquiry – Scientific inference in qualitative research, Princeton University Press, Princeton 1994.
Creswell, John W.: Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods approaches, Sage, London, 2003.
C. Frankfort-Nachmias, & Nachmias, D 1996 ‘Research Methods in Social Sciences’, Arnold, London.
Danda, Ajit 1992 ‘Research Methodology in Anthropology’, Inter-India, New Delhi.
Pelto, P.S. & Pelto, G.H. 1979 ‘Anthropological Research’, Cambridge University Press, London.
Wilkinson, T.S. & Bhandarkar, P.L. 1994 ‘Methodology and Techniques of Social Research’, Himalaya Publishing House, Bombay.
W. Laurence Neuman 1997 ‘Social Research Methods’, Allyn & Bacon.
Fetterman David 1989 ‘Ethnography Step by Step’, Sage publication.
Hammersley, M. 1983 ‘Ethnography Principles in Practice’, Tavistock Publications.
Royal Anthropological Inst. of G. Britain& Ireland 1967 ‘Notes and Queries on Anthropology’, Routledge and Kegan Paul Ltd. London.

Recommended Books
Bailey, D.K. 1982 ‘Methods of Social Research’, The Free Press, NewYork.
Fischer, Michael 1994 ‘Applications in Computing for Social Anthropologists’, Routledge. London.
Goode & Hart 1983 ‘Methods in Social Research’, McGrew Hill, International Japan.
H. Russel, Bernard 1998 ‘Handbook of Methods in Cultural Anthropology’, Altamira Press.
Madrigal, Lorena 1998 ‘Statistics for Anthropology’, Cambridge University, Cambridge
Laresu & Shultz 1996 ‘Journey through Ethnography’, West view Press, Oxford.
Langness, L.L. 1965 ‘Life History in Anthropological Sciences’, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York& Reference Books
Costner & Smelser 1976 Comparative Methods in Social Sciences’. Prentice Hall Inc., New Jersey.
Kaplan, Abraham 1964 ‘The Conduct of Enquiry: Methodology for Behavioral Science& .Chandler Publication Company, Pennsylvania
Kelkinger, F.N. 1973 ‘Foundation of Behavioral Research’, Bolt Rinehart and Winston Inc., New York
Muller, IH. 1970 ‘Statistical Reasoning in Sociology’,
Young, Pauline 1984 ‘Scientific Social Surveys and Research’, Prentice Hall of India, New Delhi.
Allison & Hockey & Dawson, Andrew 1997 ‘After Writing Culture’, Routledge. Atkinson, Paul 1990 The Ethnographic Imagination: Textual Constructions of Reality’, Routledge Publication.
Clifford, James 1986 ‘The Poetics and Politics of Ethnography’, University of California Press, California.
Hastrup & Hervik 1994 ‘Social Experience and Anthropological Knowledge’, Routledge, London.
Maanen John Van 1988 ‘Tales of the Field: On writing Ethnography’, The University of Chicago Press, Chicago
Moser, C. A. and Kaltan G., 1971 : Survey Methods in Social investigation
Young Pauline, 1984 : Scientific Social Surveys and Research New Delhi Prentice Hall of India
Thomas S. J., 1999: Designing Surveys That Work I — A Step-by-Step Guide, California Corvine Press inc.
Babble E., 199.5, The Practice of Social Research, Seventh Edition, Wadsworth Publishing Company, USA
Davis, Martha. 2004. Scientific Papers and Presentations, Second Edition: Navigating Scientific Communication in Today's World. 2nd ed. Academic Press, October 1.
Given, Lisa M. 2008. The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods. 1st ed. Sage Publications, Inc, August 21.
Godfrey-Smith, Peter. 2003. Theory and Reality: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Science. University Of Chicago Press, August 1.
Greasley, Pete. 2008. Quantitative Data Analysis with SPSS. 1st ed. Open University Press, January 1.
Hinton, Dr Prry R. 2004. Statistics Explained,A Guide for Social Science Students 2nd edition. Routlrdgr,2004, January 1.