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Anthropology is the formal study of humankind. It studies the total panorama of human life from it's past emergence as ''Homo sapiens'' to the diverse behaviors and commonalities among all living human cultures and societies. | |||
==The scope of anthropology== | |||
Who are we? How have we come to be that way? How have things gone well or for ill? Where might we go in the future? Anthropologists use both qualitative and quantitative research methods to discover answers to such fundamental questions as these. | |||
==The development of anthropology== | |||
==The many facets of anthropology== | |||
===Sub-disciplines=== | |||
;Archeology and physical anthropology | |||
;Socio-cultural anthropology | |||
;Linguistics anthropology | |||
;Applied anthropology | |||
===Successes of anthropology=== | |||
==The continuing story== | |||
===The postmodern challenge=== | |||
==Notes and links== | |||
Revision as of 20:46, 24 September 2007
Anthropology is the formal study of humankind. It studies the total panorama of human life from it's past emergence as Homo sapiens to the diverse behaviors and commonalities among all living human cultures and societies.
The scope of anthropology
Who are we? How have we come to be that way? How have things gone well or for ill? Where might we go in the future? Anthropologists use both qualitative and quantitative research methods to discover answers to such fundamental questions as these.
The development of anthropology
The many facets of anthropology
Sub-disciplines
- Archeology and physical anthropology
- Socio-cultural anthropology
- Linguistics anthropology
- Applied anthropology