Anthropos + Logos

“ study”
“ man,
human”
Interests in Anthropology
Interested in discovering
When, where and why humans appeared on earth
How and why they have changed since then.
How and why modern human populations vary in
certain physical features.
How and why societies in the past and present have
varied customary ideas and practices.
Study of human as definition is
incomplete; there must be something
distinct and unique of
anthropology
…proved something…
Geographically

Historically
What belief motivates anthropology?
Holistic multifaceted approach
the study of human beings

not only all varieties

many aspects of
human experience

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History of the area
Physical environment
Organization of family
life
General features of
their language
Settlement patterns
Political economic
systems, religion,
styles of art and dress
Before: Anthropologists
tries to study everything
about a certain group.

Today: Anthropologists
specialized in different fields
but retains its holistic approach
by taking it all into
consideration.
 Anthropological Curiosity
It is all inclusive human science
Curious about the typical characteristics
of human populations
On how and why such populations
and their characteristics
Have varied through the ages.
Fields of Anthropology

Biological

Anthropology

Cultural
Archaeology
Linguistics
Ethnology
Biological anthropology
Seeks to answer two distinct set of questions

1. About the emergence of 2. About how and why

humans and their l Contemporary human
later evolution. Populations vary
Human paleontology, paleoanthropology biologically
Human variation

In order to reconstruct evolution,

paleontologists search for
fossils- hardened remains or impressions.
Cultural anthropology
Interested in how populations or societies vary in
Their cultural features.

Branches

Archaeology study of past culture, primarily through their material remains

Ethnology study of existing and recent cultures

Linguistics anthropological study of language

 Culture – central to the study
Language religious beliefs food
preferences music work habits
gender roles rearing
children constructing houses
customary among the group.

Refers to the customary ways of thinking and behaving of

a Particular population or society.
Applied Anthropology

Today half of all professional anthropological

are applied practicing anthropologist
Anthropology is a young discipline.
Does it increase our understanding of human beings?
Does it help us avoid misunderstanding between peoples?
Does it help alleviate some of the misunderstanding that
Arise between people of different cultural groups from
Subtle causes operating below the level of consciousness?
Does the knowledge of the past bring both a feeling of
humility and a sense of accomplishment?
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 Think enough of
Our accomplishments
To believe that we can
Find solutions to our
problems.

Aware of our
Vulnerability
So that we do
Not think that
Our problems
Will solve
Themselves.
It helps us to understand and accept our place
in the biological world.
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