Anthropology Social Science

Anthropology Branches and Methods

1. ANTHROPOLOGY

2. The term A nthropology comes from the Greek Anthropos for “man, human” and Logos for “study”. It is simply the study of mankind. Anthropology is a broad and varied discipline for it covers physical anthropology, archaeology, culture, history, social linguistics, social and cultural anthropology. Anthropology is science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, social characteristics, social customs and beliefs of human

3. Anthropology has been defined as that branch of knowledge which deals with the scientific study of human, his work, his body, his behavior and values, in time and space. Anthropology is the exploration and study of human diversity around the world. It gathers and analyzes data on cross-cultural and inter-societal differences in social institutions, cultural beliefs and practices, and communication style.

4. BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY

5. deals with the investigation, often through long term, intensive field studies of the culture and social organization of a particular people. 1 . Cultural anthropology

6. Culture differentiates man from other forms of animals. Culture has been defined as way of life of a people, man’s social heritage socially transmitted from one generation to another by means of language, symbols, enculturation and socialization. Culture is learned, shared and transmitted independently of genetic inheritance.

7. Cultural anthropologist are also called ethnologist or ethnographers. They describe, analyze and investigate the customs, folkways, mores and forms of social life of human beings, particularly of ethnic groups and people with indigenous and primitive way of life.

8. is another branch of anthropology which refers to the systematic study of recorded and unrecorded languages all over the world. It also deals how culture affects language, and vice versa. The anthropological linguists are interested primarily in the history and structure of unwritten languages. 2 . LINGUISTICS

9. a lso known as Physical anthropology, is a scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective. 3. Biological anthropology It is divided into several branches that help us understand human biology and behavior.

10. is a branch of anthropology which deals with the study of man’s culture and society in the past, as far back in time as prehistoric times, that is, millions of years ago before written records. It is concerned with the study of documentary materials like fossils and artifacts . 4. Archeology

11. Anthropology traces its roots from natural history which is the study of plants, animals and humans with reference to their history and native environment. At the pinnacle of discoveries and increased contacts with new civilizations by European explorers and colonizers, there came profound curiosity and interest in human variation and universality, human inheritance and comparative human situation .

12. The fact is, people perceive and label others as either primitive, savage, barbaric, inferior, impure, unholy, inhuman, etc. without scientific basis. People tend to look upon others stereotypically, prejudicially and subjectively, rather than rationally, impartially and objectively .

13. Notwithstanding the fact that since the ancient times, there were already many illustrations, chronicles and travelogues containing descriptions of human culture and civilizations, the accounts nevertheless lack scientific form and substance. It was only in the 19th century that anthropology began its formative years as a social science.

14. METHODS THAT ARE USED BY ANTHROPOLOGISTS

15. The participant researcher mainly conducts first hand observation and immersion in human activities in a particular socio-cultural setting for the purpose of gaining an up-close and personal familiarity and understanding of the subjects being studied. Ethnographic Method

16. This research involves extensive and in-depth documentation and analysis of a specific subject in focus at a smaller scales which is mainly conducted by interview of information, ocular inspection of a location, and the comparison and analysis of available literature and databases . Case study

17. The method mainly involves the systematic collection and analytic processing of statistical data by conducting a survey o a sample size of respondents in order to accurately describe a present existing socio-cultural condition or situation. Descriptive Method

18. Historical Method It entails the reconstruction of events by piecing together evidences of the past and examining reliable records in order to trace and explain the development or transformation of a socio-cultural situation, group or community.

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