Anthropology is the scientific study of sentients, past and present, that draws and builds upon knowledge from the social sciences and life sciences, as well as the humanities.
Sociocultrual[]
Social anthropology and cultural anthropology are distinguished from ethnology and from other social sciences by its emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons, long-term in-depth examination of context, and the importance it places on participant-observation or experiential immersion in the area of research. Cultural anthropology emphasizes cultural relativism, holism, and the use of findings to frame cultural critiques.
Fields[]
Anthropology has traditionally been divided into the four fields: biological or physical anthropology; social, cultural, or sociocultural anthropology; and archaeology; plus anthropological linguistics. These fields frequently overlap, but tend to use different methodologies and techniques.