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Dan Manalo
Shanielle Dannah Ibanez
Burwill Paciteng
Clarisse Tenorio
Why do Chinese dislike milk and milk products?
Why would the Japanese die willingly in a
banzai charge that seems senseless to the
Americans?
Why do some nations trace their lineage
through the father, others through the mother,
still others through both parents?
Not because different people have different
instincts, not because they were destined by God or
Faith to different habits, not because the weather is
different in China and Japan and the U.S.A.
Sometimes shrewd Common Sense has an answer
that is close to that of the Anthropologists:
“Because they were
brought up that way”
By their “culture”. It’s
due to the difference
on how they lived in
this world.
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
Anthropology, by definition is the study of infinite
curiosity about human beings.
The term comes from the Greek word anthropos
for “man, human” and logos for “study”.
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
Anthropology means the total way of the people, the
social legacy the individual acquires from his/her
group.
Anthropology study of all aspects of human life and
culture.
ANTHROPOLOGISTS
Is a scientist who researches and studies
sociohistorical, archaeological, linguistical and
biological aspects of humanity, especially as they
apply to the development of modern man.
KEY CONCEPTS
Society – consists of any group of interacting
millions or billions of people who share a
common culture.
KEY CONCEPTS
Culture – is fundamentally tied to people’s ability
to use language and other symbolic forms of
representation.
KEY CONCEPTS
Evolution – explains how much the past
contributed about people’s biology and culture.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Cultural Anthropology
- Involves the study of how people living in present-
day society and their culture and also studies how
people make their living, how people interact with
each other, what beliefs people hold, and what
institutions organize society.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Linguistic Anthropology
- Focuses on how people use language in
particular cultures and often work with people who
have unwritten languages or with languages that
very few people speak.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Archaeology
- Focuses on the study of the past, rather than the
living, human societies and cultures. Through the
study of artifacts such as human fossils, tools,
pottery, etc.
FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Physical Anthropology
- Also known as biological anthropology, concentrates
on the connection between human biology and culture.
Forensic Anthropology
- Specialize in the analysis of human corpses or remains for
legal investigations.
ANTHROPOLOGY AND OTHER SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Anthropology and Sociology
- Studies the human
society and culture.