ANTHROPOLOGY

Definition: Anthropology is the study of human beings as a species and as members of a culture. A culture consists of the ways in which a group of people live and includes their traditions, values, beliefs, behaviours, and material objects.

Cultural Anthropology: This branch explores how culture has shaped the way in which people live today and how they lived in the past. Cultural anthropologists question how a culture can be understood by an outsider.

Physical Anthropolgy: This branch looks at how humans have developed biologically over time. It also looks at how humans are similar to and different from other species. Primatology and paleoanthropolgy are two examples.

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Some Famous Anthropologists: Jane Goodall, Charles Darwin, Margaret Mead, Mary and Louis Leaky, Noam Chomsky

According to the National Academy of Sciences, "Franz Boas is regarded as both the “father of modern anthropology” and the “father of American anthropology.”

Interesting Facts

The Earliest Evidence of Human Existence Dates Back to 2.8 Million Years Ago

Anthropologists often conduct fieldwork, which involves living and working with people in their communities to better understand their cultures and practices.

Ethnography is a method used by anthropologists to study cultures. It involves observing and recording social behaviours, customs, and beliefs in a particular community or society.