Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology

Anthropology is the scientific and humanistic study of mankind's past and present. The word anthropology stems from the Greek words "anthropos", meaning human, and "logia", which means study. Anthropologists work to understand human existence as it relates to both evolutionary time and geographic space. Major anthropological sub-fields include cultural anthropology, physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistics and applied anthropology. (Colin 2004 )

Cultural Anthropology

Cultural anthropology, sometimes called social anthropology, is the discipline's largest branch in North America. Cultural anthropologists seek to understand the internal logic of societies. These anthropologists piece together cultural information by using the ethnographic method, which involves face-to-face interviews and ...