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The Development of Anthropology 2.3 Fields of Study in Anthropology Cultural Anthropology Social Anthropology Physical Anthropology •Analyzes cultures of living peoples • Analyzes social organization of living peoples • Analyzes human evolutionary & genetic development Culture Perhaps the most important concept to an anthropologist Culture: any information about behaviour transmitted from one to another that enables people to live together Elements of Culture Material objects people own Attitudes deemed acceptable Behaviours deemed proper Ethnographic Studies Studies of culture & traditions of distinct peoples Implies: culture is static & clearly defined Myth Also important to anthroplogists Stories explaining origins of the world & humans Recount lives of heroes Intended to reassure people Told “why” attitudes & behaviours to be followed Kinship Members of a social group define themselves as descending from common ancestors Family most obvious kinship system Differences in studying culture: Sociology Analysis of statistics to explain trends Focus: industrialized peoples Anthropology Participant observation Living with the people being studied Focus: nonindustrialized peoples