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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity, focusing on cultural and biological aspects to understand both shared humanity and diversity. It has roots in natural history and emerged during European colonization, with Franz Uri Boas recognized as the 'Father of American Anthropology.' The field encompasses various branches, including archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and social-cultural anthropology.

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Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of humanity, focusing on cultural and biological aspects to understand both shared humanity and diversity. It has roots in natural history and emerged during European colonization, with Franz Uri Boas recognized as the 'Father of American Anthropology.' The field encompasses various branches, including archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and social-cultural anthropology.

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ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTHROPOLOGY
— Anthropology is the study of people, past and present, with a focus on
understanding the human condition both culturally and biologically.

— The focus of Anthropology is on understanding both our shared


humanity and diversity, and engaging with diverse ways of being in the
world.
— Institutionally, anthropology emerged from the development of natural history
(expounded by authors such as Buffon) that occurred during the European
colonization of the seventeenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

— “the science of humanity,” which studies human beings in aspects ranging from
the biology and evolutionary history of Homo sapiens to the features of society and
culture that decisively distinguish humans from other animal species.

— It is discussed in greater detail in the article human evolution.


FOUNDER OF ANTHROPOLOGY

FRANZ URI BOAS (JULY 9, 1858 –


DECEMBER 21, 1942)
was a German-American anthropologist and
ethnomusicologist. He was a pioneer of modern
anthropology who has been called the "Father of American
Anthropology".
BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY
ARCHAEOLOGY BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

The study of past cultures and — The study of human and non-
peoples through their material human primate evolution, genetics,
remains, such as landscapes, health, and behavior.
architectural features, and artifacts.
BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY
LINGUISTIC SOCIAL-CULTURAL
ANTHROPOLOGY ANTHROPOLOGY
The study of how language reflects The study of social patterns and
and influences social life, including its processes within and across cultures,
role in communication, social identity, including how cultures change and
and the formation of beliefs. transform.
IMPORTANCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY
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