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Anthropology, in the most general sense, is the study of the human being. It is a discipline with a broad license of
study. Anthropology is divided into four sub-fields: ethnology (or cultural anthropology), archaeology, linguistics, and physical
anthropology.
Ethnology deals with specific characteristics of culture. Within this study is the analysis of values, beliefs, behaviors,
and material components of a society. It may be further divided into specializations:
ETHNOGRAPHY
APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY
EDUCATIONAL ANTHROPOLOGY
URBAN ANTHROPOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTAL ANTHROPOLOGY
Archaeology is the systematic recovery (excavation) of the material remains of past human occupation. It is a scientific
discipline utilized for the interpretation of human socieities of the past. Archaeology also has several specializations:
PREHISTORIC ARCHAEOLOGY
CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY
INDUSTRIAL ARCHAEOLOGY
CONTRACT ARCHAEOLOGY
Linguistics is the scientific study of language. The components of language are
scrutinized and laws governing the dynamics of language are developed in this branch of anthropology. The varieties of linguistic
anthropology include:
DESCRIPTIVE LINGUISTICS
HISTORICAL LINGUISTICS
SOCIOLINGUISTICS
The fourth subfield of anthropology is physical anthropology. It is concerned with human biology and the natural history
of human beings. Specializations in physical anthropology are:
PRIMATOLOGY
HUMAN PALEONTOLOGY
POPULATION GENETICS
FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY
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