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Anthropology is an in-depth study of human development, culture and change around the world, past and present. The importance of anthropology stems from its emphasis on context, which is reflected in the perspectives offered by the four domains of the discipline: sociocultural, biological, linguistic and archaeological anthropology.
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Anthropology Anthropology is the study of what makes us humans. Anthropologists take a broad approach to understanding the many aspects of the human experience, which we call holism. They examine the past, through archeology, to see how human groups lived hundreds or thousands of years ago and what was important to them. www.homeworkminutes.com
They consider what constitutes our biological body and our genetics, as well as our bones, our diet and our health. Anthropologists also compare humans with other animals (most often other primates such as monkeys and chimpanzees) to see what we have in common with them and what makes us unique. www.homeworkminutes.com
The four subfields American anthropology is generally divided into four subfields. Each of the subfields teaches distinctive abilities. However, the subfields also have a series of similarities. www.homeworkminutes.com
Archaeology • Biological Anthropology • Cultural anthropology • Linguistic Anthropology www.homeworkminutes.com
Applied Anthropology and Practitioner. Applied anthropologists or practitioners are an important part of anthropology. You can apply each of the four subfields of anthropology. Applied anthropologists work to solve real-world problems through the use of anthropological methods and ideas. www.homeworkminutes.com
Anthropology around the world While anthropologists devote much of their attention to what human groups share in time and space, they also study how these groups are different. Just as there is diversity in the ways in which people physically adapt to their environment, create and organize societies and communicate, there are also many ways of doing anthropology. www.homeworkminutes.com
Employment Anthropologists work in various sectors, from colleges and universities to government agencies, NGOs, businesses and health and human services. Within the university, they teach undergraduate and postgraduate anthropology, and many offer anthropology courses in other departments and professional schools such as business, education, design and public health. www.homeworkminutes.com
Areas of Anthropological Study • Sociocultural anthropology • Archeology • Biological anthropology • Linguistic anthropology • Medical anthropology • Forensic anthropology www.homeworkminutes.com
