Anthropology

Now I know and have a better understanding as well as an interest into the work they do. This course has definitely influenced my understanding of what anthropologists do and how anthropology can be applied in our everyday lives. After reviewing the “Areas of Anthropological Study” section on the Careers in Anthropology page from the American Anthropological Association, the two ways anthropologists are working outside of an academic context that I will be talking about are corporate and…

According to the American Anthropological Association, anthropology is “the study of what makes us human” (2016). Unsurprisingly, there are many ways in which anthropologists have attempted to do so and have broken anthropology into four subfields; Archeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology. The father of American anthropology, Franz Boas, introduced this four-field tradition through the amassing of holistic data collection through fieldwork…

Anthropology is the education of humans. Through the study of anthropology, our goal is to better understand human culture and the evolutionary aspects of human biology. Within the training of anthropology, there are four major subfields. These subfields are: Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, and Physical (Biological) Anthropology. This paper will be informing us on these four subfields of anthropology so that we may have a healthier understanding of each one.…

Anthropology is the study of the full scope of human diversity and the application of that knowledge to help people of different backgrounds better understand on another (Guest). While Sociology is the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society (Gilbert, 1998). Anthropology 103 and Sociology 202, all have many connecting elements that play an important role in connecting the courses together. Anthropology 103 mostly focuses on cultural anthropology which is very…

I think that racism can be healed, I think racism is a condition of the mind that is a manifestation resulting from a collective way of thinking. The society that I am in, which is the same society that I feed, needs a paradigm shift. I don’t want to excuse the actions of others, but its time to move forward. I believe that life allows us to connect the dots looking backwards rather than forwards. History has allowed us to face the lessons we need to learn in order for us to avoid the traps in…

becoming academically engaged with archaeology and anthropology, I chose to switch majors to allow a wider field of study. During my four years of undergraduate, I was determined to broaden my skill set focusing on each aspect of the discipline as a whole. My minor in forensic anthropology allowed me to gain experience with human remains and biological anthropology. Through my undergraduate thesis and course final, I focused on cultural anthropology and worked extensively with human…

Urban Anthropology A college student taking an introduction to Anthropology course could be overwhelmed with the immense amount of information that exists in today’s text books about Anthropology, Anthropologists and the varied sub-topics. It is impossible even for the most detailed professor to cover all of the information available. A professor needs to evaluate the information and decide what topics should be included in their teachings and how in depth they should be covered. It is clear…

Anthropology is the study of what makes us human and helps us further understand each other in a way for us to continue to coexist in the world. American anthropology is generally divided into four main sub fields that each serve an important purpose. They have different skills involved but have some similarities to them. Anthropologists take a far-reaching approach to comprehending the many altered aspects of the human experience, which we call holism. Through archaeologic anthropology, they…

The video on careers in anthropology highlighted the great diversity within the field that many people may be unaware of. While years ago most anthropologists were employed by colleges and universities, recently more and more anthropologists are being placed in other positions as there are not enough opportunities in institutions of education for all of the anthropologists that are being trained. These jobs include many positions that involve working with governments of every level, working in…

a similar role of salvage anthropology. Saving the final glimpses of vanishing cultures in order to preserve and study these snapshots as a time capsule of humanity that once was. Observations are made, theories formulated, structures determined, but ultimately the result is merely academic enhancement. The express goal of anthropology is to study, not to serve humanity. While not necessarily where anthropology will go, but where it ought to go is to make anthropology more accessible…