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    Anthropology is the study of mankind and human culture. It is divided into physical anthropology, which studies human bodily structures and evolution, and cultural anthropology, which examines human behavior and activities. Cultural anthropology has subdivisions including archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Physical anthropology relates to biological sciences, while social and cultural anthropology relate to fields like sociology, psychology, history and geography. Anthropology provides insights into how humans and organisms react to environments, how cultures develop over time, and implications for continued human advancement.

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    Anthropology is the study of mankind and human culture. It is divided into physical anthropology, which studies human bodily structures and evolution, and cultural anthropology, which examines human behavior and activities. Cultural anthropology has subdivisions including archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Physical anthropology relates to biological sciences, while social and cultural anthropology relate to fields like sociology, psychology, history and geography. Anthropology provides insights into how humans and organisms react to environments, how cultures develop over time, and implications for continued human advancement.

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    Anthropology is the study of mankind and human culture. It is divided into physical anthropology, which studies human bodily structures and evolution, and cultural anthropology, which examines human behavior and activities. Cultural anthropology has subdivisions including archaeology, ethnology, and linguistics. Physical anthropology relates to biological sciences, while social and cultural anthropology relate to fields like sociology, psychology, history and geography. Anthropology provides insights into how humans and organisms react to environments, how cultures develop over time, and implications for continued human advancement.

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    Anthropological

    Foundations
    Prepared by:
    Nerissa D. Domingo
    MAEd 1

    Reference:
    Anthropological Foundations

    1 Anthropology

    2 Divisions of Anthropology

    3 Relation of Anthropology to other Sciences

    4 Educational Implications of Anthropology


    What is Anthropology?

    • Anthropology was derived from the Greek


    word anthrope meaning man and logy
    meaning science.
    • Literal meaning of anthropology then is
    science of man.
    • It is the study of mankind.
    • Dictionary defines anthropology as the
    science that treats the origin, development,
    and especially the cultural development,
    customs, beliefs, etc. of man
    What is Anthropology?

    • Herskovitz defines anthropology


    as “the science of man and his works.”
    • According to Jacobs and Stern,
    anthropology is the scientific study of
    physical, social and cultural
    development and behavior of human
    beings since their appearance on earth.
    Man is a unique animal kingdom because:

    He has more
    He
    He uses complex
    walks
    his handserect brain
    for handling
    Man is a unique animal kingdom because:

    • He is also unique in the field of behavior for


    the following reasons:
     He possesses tools and other material artifacts.
     He has complex techniques for getting and
    preparing food.
     He has social and political organization
     He has a system of religious beliefs and rituals
     He communicates by means of languange.
    Divisions of Anthropology
    Anthropology may be classified as
    physical and cultural.
    PHYSICAL- deals with the study of man
    as product of the evolutionary
    process. It is concerned with man’s
    bodily structures.
    CULTURAL- deals with man’s behavior
    and with the ways human beings carry
    out the activities of daily living.
    Divisions of Anthropology
    The diversity of human
    behavior is seen in: food
    habits, ways food is cooked,
    habits of dress and
    ornaments and relations
    with in laws.
    Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:

    ARCHEOLOGY
    • Deals with ancient cultures and past phases of modern
    civilization based on documents, paintings, stone carvings,
    etc.
    In Geology, these eras are:
    • Archezoic-when primitive forms of life appeared.
    • Protozoic-when early life forms increased.
    • Paleozoic-when fish, amphibians and other amphibians appeared.
    • Mesozoic-when huge reptiles predominated.
    Cenozoic Era:
    • Tertiary or age of Mammals
    • Halocene Period
    Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:

    ETHNOLOGY
    • Treats of and describe cultures and
    explains similarities and differences
    • Deals with the sub-divisions of mankind,
    their origins, relations, speech,
    institutions, etc.
    Cultural anthropology sub-divisions:

    LINGUISTICS
    • Concerned with man’s language, a non-
    literate or literate, past and present.
    Descriptive linguistics
    • Deals with the classification, arrangement and
    study of the features of language .
    Comparative or Historical Linguistics
    • Takes up the changes in language, the borrowings
    from other languages, and the comparison of
    languages.
    SUB-DIVISIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
    RELATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY TO OTHER SCIENCES

    Physical Anthropology is related to


    the biological sciences-anatomy,
    physiology, embryology and genetics.
    Social anthropology is related to
    sociology, psychology, geography,
    economics, and political sciences.
    Cultural anthropology is related to
    humanistic disciplines, such as history,
    literature, art, and music.
    EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

    • It allows people to study how humans and


    other organisms react to certain
    environments.
    • It gives us insight in how things work, live
    and coexist.
    • Through anthropology, we can determine
    how things were made, live and react to
    different scenarios and how different texts
    and our perception of ideas change us.
    EDUCATIONAL IMPLICATIONS OF ANTHROPOLOGY

    • It also help us to study the changes that


    happen upon nature or from ourselves or
    from other organisms.
    • Along with this it shows us a great deal how
    much more advanced we are to become.
    Thank You For Listening !!!

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