Shyama Charan Dube
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| Born | (1922-07-25)25 July 1922 |
| Died | 4 February 1996(1996-02-04) (aged 73) |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Nagpur University |
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| Fields | Anthropology, Sociology |
| Institutions | Hislop College, University of Lucknow |
Shyama Charan Dube (S.C.Dube) (25 July 1922 – 4 February 1996) was an Indian anthropologist, sociologist, and former president of the Indian Sociological Society from 1975 to 1976.[1]
Born in Narsinghpur that is now in Madhya Pradesh, India, Dube earned his Master's Degree in Political Science from Nagpur University and started his professional career as a lecturer in Hislop CollegeinNagpur, Maharashtra. He later joined the Department of Political Science at the University of Lucknow. [2][better source needed]
From 1972-1977, Dube served as Director of the Indian Institute of Advanced Study in Shimla. During this time, he was also the President of the Indian Sociological Society from 1975-1976. He later became. the Vice Chancellor at Jammu University from 1978-1980. From 1980-1983, he was a National Fellow at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research.[2][better source needed]
Dube was known for his research of Indian villages and tribal societies.[3] Specifically, he made use of the structural functionalist approach to study these villages.[2][better source needed] He studied the Kamar tribe, an aboriginal group in Madhya Pradesh.[1]
He was a firm believer in understanding and focusing on the larger ideas in anthropology rather than the menial words or concepts that make up those ideas.[3] He also emphasized the malleability of anthropological concepts and their ability to change over time.[3]
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