What are the branches of anthropolgy?

Question

What is the meaning of each one?

Answer 1

The four basic branches of anthropology are:

Archaeology - This field focuses on the evidence left behind by past cultures. This includes tools, buildings, art, etc.  This is not to be confused with paleontology, which is the study of dinosaurs. (I have heard MANY people mix that up.)

Physical Anthropology - This field focuses on how people have changed over time. Evolution is a common field of study in this area. Some physical anthropologists also study other primates. Jane Goodall, for example, studies chimpanzees.

Linguistics- This field studies languages. How they have developed, how they have changed. Spoken vs. written.

Cultural Anthropology- This field studies various cultures. Trends, taboos, traditions, religion, etc.  Many cultural anthropologists will live within a culture for a few years to thoroughly study the people, their interactions, social class system, etc. Margaret Mead is a famous cultural anthropologist.

Each one of these fields has their own sub-fields and areas of specialization, but these are the four main categories.

Answer 2

Anthropology is the study of humankind and encompasses four sub-fields;simply defined:

1. Cultural Anthropology (the study of culture)

2. Linguistic Anthropology (the study of language)

3. Archeology (the excavation of fossils and artifacts)

4. Biological/Physical Anthropology (the study of human evolution, genetics and primatology)

Answer 3

in high school i learned that they were physical, cultural and linguistics

Answer 4

Hi Chasing........

Anthropology can be also categorised as : Symbolic,Interpretative,Culture and Personality school,Cultural Evolutionism,Functionalism,Cultural Materialism

The types of Anthropology are:

Anthropology of Religion

Applied Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology

Economic Anthropology

Educational Anthropology

Ethnography

Ethnohistory

Ethnology

Ethnomusicology

Linguistic Anthropology

Medical Anthropology

Political Anthropology

Social Anthropology

Urban Anthropology

There are many types of anthropology, but the four basic types are:

ARCHAELOGY - The study of things people leave behind, like pottery, stone tools, or anything made or used by humans.

PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY - The study of human biology, including how people's bodies changed over time (evolution). Physical anthropologists also study non-human primates).

LINGUISTIC ANTHROPOLOGY- The study of how people speak and the words they use and how their language developed.

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY- The study of how people live their lives now and how they may have lived in the past. It is also related to sociology.

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