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IGNOU MANE-04 (July 2025 – January 2026) Assignment Questions
SECTION A
1. Define gender. How is it different from sex?
2. Discuss the feminist critique of anthropology.
3. Explain the concept of gender roles with suitable examples.
4. How does patriarchy influence kinship and family structures in India?
5. Attempt any two of the following:
a. Gender socialisation
b. Public-private dichotomy
c. Androcentrism
SECTION B
6. Discuss the impact of globalisation on gender relations.
7. Examine the role of the women’s movement in India in challenging gender inequality.
8. How does caste intersect with gender in Indian society?
9. Discuss the portrayal of gender in media and popular culture.
10. Attempt any two of the following:
a. Masculinity
b. LGBTQ+ identities and rights
c. Gender budgeting
IGNOU MANE-04 (July 2024 – January 2025) Assignment Questions
SECTION-A
1. Define patriarchy? Discuss the theoretical perspectives on its origin.
2. What is gender? Evaluate the concepts of masculinity and femininity.
3. Discuss socialisation and examine critically the role of family and schools in the gendered socialisation of a child.
4. Discuss family from the perspective of sexuality and heteronormativity with examples.
5. Write short notes on any four of the following:
a) Marxist Feminism
b) Queer Politics
c) Nayar Women
d) Bodies at menarche
e) Domestic labour
SECTION- B
6. Evaluate different life course events and their implications on women.
7. Discuss the role of women in the Telangana and Chipko movements.
8. Examine how globalisation affects gender behaviour.
9. Examine the identity, status, and role of women in caste-based societies.
10. Discuss and differentiate between any two of the following:
a. Sex and gender
b. Liberal and radical feminisms
c. American and French psychoanalytical theory







