Question

so how do you think you can apply anthropology to your own life given the personal, community, national and global events of the day? Also, how do you think (if you do think) you can apply this global world view to your careers outside the field?

Remember, anthropologists work EVERYWHERE!!!! Business, medicine, game design and technology, the military, academia, law and human rights, in environmental science and justice, manufacturing and the media - just to name a few areas.

Answer 1

Anthropology is a study of humans. It deals with cross-cultural differences in social institutions, cultural beliefs and communication styles. Anthropology is concerned not only with particular man but also with man in groups, with races, people and their happenings and doings.

Sociology is a study of social life, social change and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. The associations between people and the products of human interactions such as organizations, technologies, economies, cities, culture, media and religion.

Anthropology concentrates on man as he is. On the other hand, sociology analyses man as social animal. Sociologists have to depend upon anthropologists to understand the present-day social phenomena from our knowledge of the past which is often pro­vided by anthropology. Sociological topics such as the origin of family, the beginning of marriage, private property, the genesis of religion, etc., can better be understood in the light of anthropological knowledge.

People can make a career in this field as Travel writer, Youth services coordinator, Social services assistant, Web Market researcher, Public policy analyst, Public relations officer, Human resource manager, Community developer, Journalist, Lecturer, Researcher and Consultant etc.

Both fields have descendant fields that integrate with the hard sciences such as business, medicine, game design and technology, the military, academia, law and human rights, in environmental science and justice, manufacturing and the media. Apart from them, civil services, banking and finance and human resources can also be integrated.