SUBDISICPLINES Cultural Anthropology Ethnography Ethnology
Archaeological Anthropology Reconstructs the past through material remains. Data gathered is used to answer many questions about ancient people groups
Biological Anthropology Study of human diversity in time and space 5 Special Interests 1. Human evolution-fossil record 2. Human genetics 3. Human growth and development 4. Human plasticity 5. Biology of primates
Linguistic Anthropology Study of language in context of culture Socialinguistics- study of how and why there are language variations (dialects, accents)
Anthropology and Other Academic Fields Sociology-study or relationships Poly Sci/Economics both study modern groups Humanities-usually high cultural study Psychology-Study own culture History-similarities of past study (specific) Different Sources Vary in idea of what motivates Study of all cultural aspects Cross-cultural studies- past studies looking for changes in