What is anthropology? what are the important concepts and ideas of how anthropologist go about their work?

Question

how do the basic concepts help anthropologists to understand and explain human social and cultural behavior?

how does the anthropological perspective help us make sense of this complex and diverse world we live in?

human cultures in part of anthropological topics as marriage,family, and kinship, religion, gender, "race" and ethnicity...?

Answer 1

Anthropology is the study of mankind.  Anthropologist use the comparative method.  Each instance is compared with the whole of humanity.  For example marraige customs in Mexico are compared and contrasted with marraige customs in the rest of the world.  Anthropologists also bring an evolutionary perspective.  How has this aspect of mankind changed over time?  What caused the changes?