Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of human beings as biological and cultural entities. It is traditionally divided into four subdisciplines: physical anthropology, which studies the evolution and biology of genus Homo and its predecessors; cultural anthropology, which studies the cultural mechanisms that humans have used to adapt to a variety of environments through time; linguistics, which studies the communication systems used in human cultures; and archaeology, which studies past human activity through reconstruction of environmental settings and cultural systems.
Among phenomena studied by cultural anthropologists are social networks, family interactions, language development and exchange, cultural migration, and yes, cannibalism (which we mention only because we have an article on the subject; please help complete this list)...
Notable Anthropologists
- Ruth Benedict
- Franz Boas
- Levi-Strauss
- Bronislav Malinowski
- Bronislav Pilsudski
- Margaret Mead
- Colin Turnbull
Anthropological concepts
What are our priorities for writing in this area? To help develop a list of the most basic topics in Anthropology, please see Anthropology basic topics.