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Social Structure: An Anthropological Perspective – In the field of social science social anthropology can be considered as a specialty science of structures and function of society. Anthropology is the science of small societies and hence it is comparatively easier to study the structure and function of primitive society.A number of thinkers and writers have enriched the fields of social anthropology and social structure by means of their studies and writings. We shall now confine ourselves to Radcliffe-Brown’s conception of social structure. ADVERTISEMENTS: A.R. Brown’s Conception of Social Structure: According to Radcliffe-Brown, social structure “denotes the network of actually existing rela­tions” between people. Culture is not a concrete reality, but only an abstraction. Image Source: blog.wennergren.orgHence what we observe concretely in society is not very much culture, but “the acts…

Essay on Social Movements and Social Change – Social movements play a very important role in highlighting some of the social problems. Some undesirable conditions can exist for years or even centuries before they are recognised as social problems.Slavery, the subordination of women, untouchability, racial discrimination, communalism, poverty, inequality, pollution etc., were all generally regarded as either as natural or inevitable, or, as less important, until social movements drew the attention of the public, mobilised public opinion and campaigned for change.The degree of success of a social movement determines not only how the social problem is confronted but also what happens to the movement itself. The interplay of social problems and social movement’s produces a typical “life cycle” or “natural history” that often ends with the disappear­ance of the movement.…