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| Anthropology<ref>'''Etymology:''' The word "anthropology" is formed by combining two [[Ancient Greek|Greek]] words "anthropos" ("human") and "logia" ("study").</ref> is the study of humankind. It studies all human life in all geographic regions of all time periods, from its evolution as ''Homo sapiens'' to its diverse manifestations within cultures and societies both past and present. Since recorded history, people have probed for answers to such questions as ''Who are we? How have we come to be as we are? How can diverse peoples peaceably co-exist?'' and ''What might the past and present tell us about our future?'' Anthropology seeks to answer these and many other fundamentally human questions. | | {{Subpages9|editor=|group=Anthropology|approved=}} |
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| Anthropology employs both qualitative and quantitative research methods within its numerous sub-disciplines. Common to all anthropologists is the method of ''fieldwork''. A ''physical anthropologist'' may dig sites in Central Africa to discover clues about humankind's origins or early migration patterns, while a ''socio-cultural anthropologist'' may live among Haitian peasants to learn the meanings of their unique rituals and political economy. A ''linguistic anthropologist'' may study modern Chamorro language usage for clues about the people group's ancient origins, while an ''applied anthropologist'' may study inner-city Chicago schoolchildren to advise administrators on how to create conflict-reducing after-school programs. Within each of these and the myriad of other areas in which anthropologists research, they seek answers that benefit humankind. Anthropology has been described as "the reformer's science", and "the most humanistic of the sciences and the most scientific of the humanities".
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| ==The development of anthropology==
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| ==The many facets of anthropology==
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| ===Sub-disciplines===
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| ;Archeology and physical anthropology
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| ;Socio-cultural anthropology
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| ;Linguistics anthropology
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| ;Applied anthropology
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| ===Successes of anthropology===
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| ===Controversy===
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| ==The continuing story==
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| ===The postmodern challenge===
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| ==References==
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| ==Notes and links==
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