Anthropology is unique because only anthropology can study the four approaches, these are bio-cultural approach, holistic, comparative and fieldwork. any other subject cannot study all these approaches.
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Anthropology is unique as a discipline because it studies human societies and cultures holistically, taking into account biological, social, and cultural factors. It also emphasizes the importance of participant observation and fieldwork to understand different cultures from an insider's perspective. Additionally, anthropology encourages cultural relativism, which means viewing other cultures without judgment or bias.
All the Social Sciences except Anthropology study one society. In contrast, anthropology looks beyond one culture to the practices and beliefs of many cultures. This makes in unique as a discipline.
Anthropology
The Tagalog word for anthropology is "antropolohiya."
The four main branches of anthropology are cultural anthropology, archaeology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. Cultural anthropology studies different aspects of human cultures and societies. Archaeology examines past human societies through material remains. Biological anthropology focuses on human biology and evolution. Linguistic anthropology studies language and its role in culture.
Anthropology is typically divided into four main subfields: cultural anthropology (the study of living cultures and societies), archaeology (the study of past human cultures through material remains), physical/biological anthropology (the study of human biology and evolution), and linguistic anthropology (the study of human languages).
Two types of anthropology are cultural anthropology, which explores diverse cultural practices and beliefs of human societies, and physical (biological) anthropology, which studies human biology, evolution, and primates.