What are the divisions of sociology and anthropology?

Question

What are the divisions of sociology and anthropology?

Answer 1

Both of these studies can be divided up into subfield after subfield, but there are some main ones to consider.

For sociology this includes (but is not limited to):

Applied sociology-this is the intervention into society using socialogical knowledge (social workers)

Criminology

Ethnic studies

Medical sociology

Educational sociology

Political sociology

Religious sociology

etc.

Anthropology can be broken down into 4 main subfields, which are then broken down into further subfields.

Cultural anthropology-the study of human culture in all its forms and aspects

Physical anthropology-the study of humans physically, this usually includes evolutionary processes (both small and large scale), but also includes fields like forensics

Linquistics-the study of human languages

Archaeology-the study of past cultures.