Anthropology

Anthropology is the study of human beings in the past and present.^[1] The word anthropology has two roots: [ anthrop- ] and [ -ology ]. Anthrop- means “about human beings,” and -ology means “a type of science."^[2][3] Anthropology is a type of science about human beings. A person who studies anthropology is called an anthropologist.

The main goal of anthropology is to answer the questions: What makes us human and why?^[4]

Anthropology is a biological and historical social science that helps us learn how groups of people are the same, and how they are different in all parts of the world.^[5] Anthropologists do research in many places and study how people live now and how they may have lived in the past. They research in modern cities, small villages, tribes, and in the countryside.^[5]

1. ↑ "What is Anthropology? - Advance Your Career". www.americananthro.org. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
2. ↑ "-ology | Origin and meaning of suffix -ology by Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
3. ↑ "anthrop | Search Online Etymology Dictionary". www.etymonline.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
4. ↑ Doda, Zerihun (2005). Introduction to Sociocultural Anthropology (PDF). Ethiopia Public Health Training Initiative: USAID.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "anthropology | Definition, Branches, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-15.