Question

Match the following:

List - I	List - II
A. Evan Pritchard	I. Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among Azande
B. Margaret Mead	II. Coming of Age in Samoa
C. George Herbert Mead	III. Argonauts of the Western Pacific
D. Bronislaw K. Malinowski	IV. Mind, Self and Society

• A. A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III
• B. A-III, B-II, C-I, D-IV
• C. A-II, B-I, C-III, D-IV
• D. A-IV, B-III, C-II, D-I

Hint:

Remember: Evans-Pritchard = Azande; Margaret Mead = Samoa; G.H. Mead = Mind/Self/Society; Malinowski = Argonauts.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: These thinkers are pioneers in anthropology and sociology, known for their specific ethnographic and theoretical contributions.

Step 1: E.E. Evans-Pritchard is a central figure in social anthropology, famous for his field study of the Azande people, titled "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among Azande" (I).

Step 2: Margaret Mead conducted foundational cultural anthropological research on adolescence in the South Pacific, published as "Coming of Age in Samoa" (II).

Step 3: George Herbert Mead, a key philosopher and psychologist, explored the social development of the individual in his influential work, "Mind, Self and Society" (IV).

Step 4: Malinowski is legendary for his participant observation study in the Trobriand Islands, detailed in his work "Argonauts of the Western Pacific" (III).

Step 5: By matching these thinkers to their specific works (A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III), we find that option (1) is the correct sequence. $$\boxed{\text{(1) A-I, B-II, C-IV, D-III}}$$