Anthropology is the scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, and societies,
in both the present and past. Social anthropology studies patterns of behaviour, while cultural anthropology studies
cultural meaning, including norms and values. Linguistic anthropology studies ow language influences social life.
Biological or physical anthropology studies the biological development of humans. Visual anthropology, which is
usually considered to be a part of social anthropology, can mean both ethnographic film (where photography, film,
and new media are used for study) as well as the study of "visuals", including art, visual images, cinema etc.
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Why does Anthropology matter?
(...if this is even questioned after the information provided above...)
Anthroplogy explores what makes us different but does not use this knowledge to drive us apart,
instead it uses this knowledge to let us understand eachother and thus bring us closer together.
Anthropology does not entail judgement on other peoples values. Although in general anthropologists do not condone of violence and inequality.
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The kind of knowledge anthropology teaches is invaluable, not least in our turbulent, globalised age,
in which people of different backgrounds come into contact with each other in unprecedented ways and
in a multitude of settings, from tourism and trade to migration and organisational work.
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