what is anthropology
Study of Humankind. The word anthropology itself tells the basic story. From the Greek anthropos (âhumanâ) and logia (âstudyâ), it is the study of humankind, from its beginnings millions of years ago to the present day. Nothing human is alien to anthropology. Indeed, of the many disciplines that study our species, Homo sapiens, only anthropology seeks to understand the whole panoramaâin geographic space and evolutionary timeâof human existence. Though easy to define, anthropology is difficult to describe.
Definition of Anthropology and Sociology. 1  Anthropology ââ is a social science that is concerned with human culture as well as the physical and social characteristics that create that culture. Often it will compare one group of humans to another or even compare humans with animals.