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### Understanding the Role of Physical or Biological Anthropologists

Physical or biological anthropologists typically:

- ○ study the structure, evolution, and sociocultural contexts for language
- ○ study cultures and current societies of humans and their very recent past
- ○ study past and current human evolution and genetic variation
- ○ study past societies and cultures of humans, with emphasis on their material remains

This text is designed to help differentiate the focus areas in the field of anthropology, highlighting the specialized study areas within physical or biological anthropology.
Transcribed Image Text:### Understanding the Role of Physical or Biological Anthropologists Physical or biological anthropologists typically: - ○ study the structure, evolution, and sociocultural contexts for language - ○ study cultures and current societies of humans and their very recent past - ○ study past and current human evolution and genetic variation - ○ study past societies and cultures of humans, with emphasis on their material remains This text is designed to help differentiate the focus areas in the field of anthropology, highlighting the specialized study areas within physical or biological anthropology.
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Step 1 Anthropology

Anthropology also called as science of humanity is the study of origin and development of human societies 

Types of anthropology -- 

  • Archaeology
  • Bioanthropology
  • Linguistic Anthropology
  • Social-Cultural Anthropology 

Anthropology vs sociology 

The specialization of anthropology is sociocultural, linguistic, biological and archaeological. While sociology is the study of  development, structure, social interactions and behaviors of human society at a given time period 

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