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 WHAT IS ATHROPOLOGY?
Anthropology has been defined as that
branch of knowledge which deals with the
scientific study of man, his works, his body,
his behavior and values, in time and space.
It is the study of physical, social and
cultural development and behavior of
human beings since their appearance on
earth. (Wikipedia.org)
WHERE WAS ATHROPOLOGY DERIVED
FROM?

The word anthropology is taken from two

Greek words "anthropos" which means
"man" or "human being" and "logos" or
"logia" which means "to study".
 WHAT IS ATHROPOLOGY?

Anthropology is the exploration and study

of human diversity around the world. It
gathers and analyzes data on cross-cultural
and inter-societal differences in social
institutions, cultural beliefs and practices,
and communication styles.
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PHSICAL OR
BIOLOGICAL
ANTHROPOLOG
Y
Deals with the study of man's biological
foundations, race evolution, genetic
inheritance, racial classifications, human
adaptability and variation, the fossil records of
human evolution as well as forensic studies. It
relates biology and culture. It traces the
evolutionary development of man and studies
the biological variations because all of the
data was physical (fossils, especially human
bones).
Racial History
which deals
with the study
of the nature of
races.
Paleontology which
deals with the origin
of man through the
study of fossil
evidence for human
evolution.
 Human Genetics
which deals with
the study of various
ways of inheritance
that takes place in
man.
 Primatology which
deals with the study of
primates or hominids
of the genus Homo,
especially Homo
Sapiens.
 Neuroethology which
deals with the study of
the evolution of the
human brain, and of
culture as neurological
adaptation of the species
to its environment.
 Human Osteology
which deals with the
study of skeletal
materials;
 Forensic Anthropology
which deals with the
analysis and
identification of human
remains in the service of
coroners or medical
examiners.
 “
“Anthropology is the science which tells us
that people are the same the whole world over-
except when they are different.”

—Nancy Banks-Smith
 Cultural
02 Anthropology
 Deals with the investigation, often through
long term, intensive field studies (including
participant-observation methods), of the
culture and social organization of a
particular people: political and economic
organization, law and conflict resolution,
patterns of consumption and exchange and
all other forms of cultural behavior.
 Cultural anthropologists are also often
called ethnologists of ethnographers. They
describe, analyze and investigate the
customs, folkways, mores, and forms of
social life of human beings, particularly of
ethnic groups and people with indigenous
and primitive way of life.
Ethnography is derived from the Greek word
"ethnos" which means "people" and
"graphein" which means "writing".
Ethnography is pure description of the culture
of a people or an ethnic group. The fieldwork
undergone by an ethnographer includes
participant observation, interviewing and
observing the people whose customs and
practices he or she is studying.
 Ethnology is the analysis,
comparison and contrast of
cultures of people.
Ethnology is concerned
with the study of the
dynamics of culture - that
is, how various cultures
develop and change.
Ethnology is the analysis,
comparison and contrast
of cultures of people.
Ethnology is concerned
with the study of the
dynamics of culture - that
is, how various cultures
develop and change.
LINGUIST
ICS
 his is another branch of anthropology which
refers to the systematic study of recorded and
unrecorded languages all over the world. It also
deals how culture affects language, and vice
versa. The anthropological linguists are
interested primarily in the history and structure
of unwritten languages.
 Archeology is a branch of
anthropology which deals
with the study of man's
culture and society in the
past, as far back in time as
prehistoric times, that is,
millions. It is concerned with
the study of documentary
materials like fossils and
artifacts.
Anthropology traces its roots from natural
history which is the study of plants, animals
and humans with reference to their history and
native environment. At the pinnacle of
discoveries and increased contacts with new
civilizations by European explorers and
colonizers, there came profound curiosity and
interest in human variation and universality.
Having been in contact with different people at
different places raised questions of who these
people are; who their ancestors were, how they
are related to other people in other places,
what makes them distinct, what similarities
they share with the rest, how they conduct
their way of life, and what culture they have in
terms of knowledge they possess, their held
beliefs, technology that they have, etc.
The fact is, people perceive and label others as
either primitive, savage, barbaric, inferior,
impure, unholy, inhuman, etc. without
scientific basis. People tend to look upon
others stereotypically, prejudicially and
subjectively, rather than rationally, impartially
and objectively.
Notwithstanding the fact that since the ancient
times, there were already many illustrations,
chronicles and travelogues containing
descriptions of human culture and
civilizations, the accounts nevertheless lack
scientific form and substance. It was only in
the 19th century that anthropology began its
formative years as a social science.
 ETHNOGRAPHIC METHOD
The participant researcher mainly conducts first-
hand observation and immersion in human
activities in a particular socio-cultural setting for
the purpose of gaining an up-close and personal
familiarity and understanding of the subjects
being studied.
 CASE STUDY

This research involves extensive and in-depth

documentation and analysis of a specific subject
in focus at a smaller scale which is mainly
conducted by interview of informants, ocular
inspection of a location, and the comparison and
analysis of available literature and databases.
 DESCRIPTIVE METHOD

The method mainly involves the systematic

collection and analytic processing of statistical
data by conducting a survey of a sample size of
respondents in order to accurately describe a
present existing socio-cultural condition or
situation.
 Historical Method

It entails the reconstruction of events by piecing

together evidences of the past and examining
reliable records in order to trace and explain the
development or transformation of a socio-
cultural situation, group or community.
AWESOME
WORDS
Anthropology, by definition, is a
discipline of infinite curiosity about
human being. Anthropologists seek
answers to an enormous variety of
questions about human.
Defining anthropology as the study of human
beings is not complete, for such a definition
would appear to incorporate a whole catalog of
disciplines: sociology, history, human biology
and perhaps even humanistic disciplines
concerned with human would not be happy to
be regarded as being in sub-branches of
anthropology.
Anthropologists are generally thought of as
individuals who travel the world to study
various people or who dig deep into the earth to
uncover fossil remains or the tools and pots of
people of all periods. Every part of the world
that has ever contained a human population is
of interest to anthropologists.
In essence, anthropology studies man and
analyzes his behavior as a member of
society. Man is different from animals
because he walks erect and is a bipedal
that uses his hands for handling tools and
other things, and has more complex and
developed brains.
 “
“I find anthropology is a marvelous discipline
to shock me out of my own world into another
world.”

—John Dominic Crossan

 REFERENCES
● .(From San Juan, Wilfredo R. and Ma. Luz J.
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Anthropology and Family Planning.
Mandaluyong City: Books Atbp. Publishing
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● (From Banaag. Lee Mark T. (2012). Socio-
Anthro: An Interdisciplinary Approach to the
Study of Society and Culture. Mandaluyong City:
Books Atbp. Publishing Corp.)
● (From Zulueta, Francisco M. (2006).
Anthropological and Sociological Concepts and
Perspectives. Mandaluyong City: National Book
Store.)
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