• Humans studying humans. • promotes a holistic study of humans.
• Derived from two greek words antropos (human) and logos (study).
• Seeks to answer this primary question: what does it mean to behuman?
• Study of humans and their relationship between environment.
Archeologist
• a person who studies human history and pre history through the excavation of sites.
5 Subfields Of Anthropology
Archeology- examines the remains of ancient and historical human population to promote and understanding of how humans have adapted to their environment and developed.
5 Subfields Of Anthropology
2. Cultural anthropology- promotes the study of society's culture through their belief system, practices, and possession.
5 Subfields Of Anthropology
3. Linguistic anthropology- examines the language of a group of people and its relation to their culture.
5 Subfields Of Anthropology
4. Physical anthropology - looks into the biological development of humans and their contemporary variation.
5 Subfields Of Anthropology
5. Applied anthropology- attempts to solve contemporary problems through the application of theories and approaches of the discipline.
Key Strength of Anthropology
It is holistic in the sense that it studies:
• humans, both as biological and social creatures.
• human behavior from the time the species existed to the time that it will desist.
• human behavior from all region of the world.
• all forms of human actions and beliefs.
Xenocentrism- inferior against other countries product or culture, example
( there's 2 nail cutter the one is made from USA and the other one is made here in our country, u choose nail cutter from USA because it has good quality)
Ethnocentrism- the belief that one's own culture is superior to others ( opposite of xenocentrism).
Sociology-
study of society
the study of human behaviour in societal context.
Subfields Of Sociology
social organization- involves the study on social structure such as institution, social groups, social stratification, social mobility, and ethnic groups.
