Anthropology is a branch of sociology. It always describes humans, human behavior, and human societies around the world. It is a comparative science that examines all societies. The term anthropology comes from the Latin word ‘anthrop’, meaning man or human, and ‘logos’ means science or study. So the term anthropology means the scientific study of man or human beings.
Definition of Anthropology
Definition of Anthropology
Anthropologists have defined anthropology in many ways. Some of them are given below.
“Anthropology, the study of humankind everywhere, throughout time, seeks to produce useful knowledge about people and their behavior and to arrive at the fullest possible understanding of human diversity.” (Havilland, W. A. 1975)
“Anthropology, the study of humankind everywhere, throughout time, seeks to produce useful knowledge about people and their behavior and to arrive at the fullest possible understanding of human diversity.” (Havilland, W. A. 1975)
“Anthropology is the study of people and all the things they do, think, say, and make.” (Gwynne, H. 1994)
“Anthropology is the study of human beings, divided into the branches of biologically oriented, physical anthropology and socially oriented, social anthropology” (Jary and Jary, 2005)
Characteristic:
- Study of human beings.
- Scientific process.
- Explain human diversity,
- Tendency to make generalizations.
Finally, we can say that anthropology describes the distinctive features of different cultures, organizations, and fundamental similarities among human beings around the world
