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===[[Cultural anthropology]]===
===[[Cultural anthropology]]===
Anthropology is the study of humans through time and space. Anthropological research is conducted with scientific methodology. Anthropology is broken into four sub fields: Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological/Physical Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology. Even though anthropologists will specialize in one of the sub fields, because Anthropologists view all the components of humanity (biology/culture/language/history) as an inter-related whole, they generally have an understanding of the others. All Anthropologists rely heavily on relevant literature to create a foundation for a specific project. After the foundation is created an Anthropologist will then conduct "field work."
Anthropology as a formal academic field was created in response to the racist policies that justified colonial expansion during the end of the 19th century. Anthropologists sought and continue to seek to shed cultural biases/ethnocentrism and give an objective explanation for a culture's behaviors. While Cultural anthropologists are currently in great demand by international corporations and the American Armed Forces (human terrain system), most anthropologists tend to shun such work as imperialistic, colonial and damaging to the cultures they work with.
Recently, many ethnographers are working in their own societies, studying social interaction among [[immigration|immigrant]] workers, the societies of homeless people, and the lives of [[Wall Street]] investors.
Recently, many ethnographers are working in their own societies, studying social interaction among [[immigration|immigrant]] workers, the societies of homeless people, and the lives of [[Wall Street]] investors.
::The study of the political process and institutions.
::The study of the political process and institutions.
*[[Urban anthropology]]
*[[Urban anthropology]]
::The study of humanity, culture, and social settings from within an urban environment.
::The study of humanity, culture, and social settings from within an urban environment.
===[[Physical anthropology]]===
===[[Physical anthropology]]===