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How are the four fields of Anthropology different?

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E. Austin

E. Austin

E. Austin
E. Austin

Answered Feb 19, 2021

There are four fields in anthropology, and they are Physical cultural linguistics and archeology. All fields in anthropology have their different meaning. Physical anthropology involves how humans evolve and how they are affected by different environmental and cultural evolutions.

There are four fields in anthropology, and they are Physical cultural linguistics and archeology.
Its research areas also include human evolution, medical anthropology, human evolution, and so on. Cultural anthropology deals with the way of life of humans. It also focuses on social and political organizations, marriage, religious beliefs, and so on. Linguistic anthropology keeps records of languages and studies the structure, acquisition of languages, and transmissions of culture. Archaeology use materials from past cultures to understand and explain human behavior through time.

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L. Agate

L. Agate

L. Agate
L. Agate

Answered Feb 02, 2021

The four fields of American anthropology are typically categorized as physical, cultural, linguistics and archeology. Cultural anthropology deals with the characteristics of human lives that are learned. It explores the way different human groups maintain societal control and appoint responsibilities.

The four fields of American anthropology are typically categorized as physical, cultural,
Physical anthropology studies how humans have evolved and how different environmental and cultural influences affected human evolution. Archeology is the study of items humans have created in the past. Linguistics is how languages are developed, how they change, and how culture and language are connected. Although they interact and cannot exist without each other, the four groups make it much easier to ascertain where and when one group of anthropologists must give control to another group of specialists.

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I.Isabella

I.Isabella

I.Isabella
I.Isabella

Answered Feb 11, 2020

There are four major fields in anthropology. These include archeology, physical, cultural, and linguistics. It delves into the way different groups maintain social order and control, as well as delegates responsibilities. Anthropology studies the mystery of human behavior. Physical anthropology focuses on how the past impacts the present — archeology studies that humans have cultivated in the past. Linguistics is the application of how languages are formed, how they develop, and how humans relate to each other.

There are four major fields in anthropology. These include archeology, physical, cultural, and
Cultural handles the impact of human lives and how they are established. The different fields of anthropology are separated because it would be rather difficult for an anthropologist to learn and apply every field all at once. There are numerous ways to examine human behavior, and one isolated area cannot explain them all. Also, before the creation of the "field" of anthropology, the groups already existed as independent subjects.

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H.Harper

H.Harper

H.Harper
H.Harper

Answered Feb 07, 2020

The four fields of anthropology are social-cultural, physical or biological, archaeological, and linguistic anthropology. They differ from each other in regards to what they focus on and what they study. Social-cultural anthropology focus on the study of human cultures. They focus on how the cultures compare to one another.

The four fields of anthropology are social-cultural, physical or biological, archaeological, and
Physical anthropology focuses on how humans originated and where they came from. Archaeological anthropology focuses on how different cultures develop over time. Lastly, linguistic anthropology focuses on the languages that people speak and how some culture's main language of choice has changed over time. Together, all four fields work to study human people and the human condition.

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