What is Anthropology?
Anthropology is the study of the origin and development of human societies and cultures. Culture is the learned behavior of people, including their languages, belief systems, social structures, institutions, and material goods. Anthropologists study the characteristics of past and present human communities through a variety of techniques. In doing so, they investigate and describe how different peoples of our world lived throughout history.
https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/history-branches-anthropology/
Want to know how this subject is taught at an University level, take a look at this video from National University of Singapore (NUS). Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS). Their YouTube video provides an introduction to their Anthropology major. Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bySdqa9xLdo
“This video features the NUS Department of Sociology and Anthropology’s Dr Canay Ozden-Schilling and Dr Ivan Kwek, and some of their students answering burning questions for anyone considering majoring in Anthropology at NUS, including:
- What is Anthropology?
- Anthropology and Sociology: What is the Difference?
- What can you do with an Anthropology degree?
- What makes a good candidate for Anthropology?”