UPSC Anthro PYQ (1985-2024) P1-Topic 6.5 | Culture and personality

Описание: Title: Master Culture & Personality School | Anthropology Paper 1 PYQs (1985-2024) | UPSC Lecture
Description:
• Master the Culture and Personality school of thought through a detailed analysis of UPSC Paper 1 previous year questions from 1985 to 2024.
• Explore Ruth Benedict's configurationist approach and her classification of psychological types like Apollonian and Dionysian.
• Understand the methodology and political implications of National Character Studies, including their contemporary relevance in global marketing.
• Examine the major fieldwork controversies involving Bronislaw Malinowski’s diaries and Margaret Mead’s research in Samoa.
• Break down the differences between basic personality structure and Cora Du Bois's statistical concept of model personality.
• Learn about the dialectical relationship where culture shapes personality and individuals in turn modify cultural institutions.
• Gain insights into structuring high-scoring 15 and 20-marker answers with subheadings, visual aids, and critical evaluations.
• Discover the intellectual lineage from Franz Boas to modern psychological anthropology.
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