Question

Arrange the following books in chronological order of year of publication with the earlier one being first.
• [A.] Peasant society and culture
• [B.] Patterns of culture
• [C.] The Elementary structure of kinship
• [D.] The Andaman Islanders
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. D-C-B-A
• B. D-A-B-C
• C. D-B-C-A
• D. D-A-C-B

Hint:

Radcliffe-Brown's The Andaman Islanders is among the earliest classic anthropological works, followed later by Benedict, Lévi-Strauss, and Redfield.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Concept: Several classical anthropological books contributed significantly to:
• Social anthropology,
• Cultural anthropology,
• Structuralism,
• Peasant studies. Knowing publication chronology helps understand the development of anthropological theories.

Step 1: Analyzing "The Andaman Islanders". This book was written by: \[ \text{A.R. Radcliffe-Brown} \] Published in: \[ 1922 \] It is one of the foundational works of structural-functional anthropology. Thus: \[ D = \text{Earliest} \]

Step 2: Analyzing "Patterns of Culture". This work was authored by: \[ \text{Ruth Benedict} \] Published in: \[ 1934 \] It emphasized:
• Cultural configurations,
• Personality and culture,
• Cultural relativism. Hence: \[ B = \text{Second} \]

Step 3: Analyzing "The Elementary Structures of Kinship". This book was written by: \[ \text{Claude Lévi-Strauss} \] Published in: \[ 1949 \] It introduced:
• Structural analysis of kinship,
• Alliance theory,
• Exchange principles. Thus: \[ C = \text{Third} \]

Step 4: Analyzing "Peasant Society and Culture". This work was authored by: \[ \text{Robert Redfield} \] Published in: \[ 1956 \] It focused on:
• Folk-urban continuum,
• Rural communities,
• Peasant life. Therefore: \[ A = \text{Last} \]

Step 5: Writing the final chronological order. The correct sequence becomes: \[ D \rightarrow B \rightarrow C \rightarrow A \] Hence, the correct answer is: \[ \boxed{\text{(C) D-B-C-A}} \]