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Unit 6: Approaches to the Study of Kinship: Cultural

• Another viewpoint has been presented by Ruth Benedict. It has been called the formalistic, Notes
beautyistic viewpoint.
• Crobar has focussed on two aspects of culture only, which he called Ithance and Idance. The
formal form which emerges from the creative elements of culture is Idance.
• In the context of art, Heydan called the primary stage of development of the art forms as
realistic art. He mentioned the sketch, symbolic or formless art forms as the later stages in
order.
• Malinosky believes in cultural multitude. He says, every culture develops according to the
local physical and psychological needs.

6.7 Keywords

1. Cultural Anthropology: It is a branch of Anthropology under which origin, history, evolu-
tion of human culture and structure and function of human culture at each place and period
are studied.
2. Diffussionism: Such extension which encourages the growth of culture and cultural-paral-
lels are called diffussion.

6.8 Review Questions

1. What is the meaning of Evolution theory? Describe.
2. Which theory is related to the growth of culture?
3. What is diffussionism? Describe in brief.

Answers: Self-Assessment

1. Theorist 2. Castistic 3. Communal

6.9 Further Readings

Sociology of a Family—Dr. Sanjeev Mahajan, Arjun Publishing House
Sixteen Rituals (Sanskar)—Swami Avadheshan, Manoj Publication.

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