BANE-147 EM 2025-26 SOLVED ASSIGNMENT

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BANE 147: Urban Anthropology
TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)
Course Code: BANE 147

Assignment – I Answer the following in about 500 words each.

1. Discuss the historical development of urban anthropology with special reference to the Chicago School.
2. Define urban anthropology. Discuss its scope in examining the dynamics of urban life.

Assignment – II Answer the following in about 250 words each. (Write Short Notes)

1. Robert Redfield’s folk-urban continuum
2. Slums as vibrant socio-cultural spaces

Answer the following questions in about 75 words each.

1. Urban social mobility
2. Neighbourhood networks
3. Urban governance
4. Infrastructure and social equity
5. Urban rituals and public spaces

Assignment – III

1. Visit a market in your locality and document 10 significant social interactions or behaviours noting interactions, routines, power dynamics, layering of spaces. Provide brief observations for each.
2. Take photographs of health signage displays in your city and explain the social meanings behind them.
3. Prepare an interview guide to explore the lives and work of city-based bandwallas to understand their occupation, challenges, and place in urban culture.