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Cultural Anthropology The study of how culture varies across the human map, including the impact of geography, global economic and political trends, along with local nuances on each society’s customs, traditions and norms.Archaeology A trip back to past human societies with a focus on found artifacts and bones. Archaeology samples the tools, writings, pictures, architecture, virtually every material aspect of a community in order to determine what was of most value and get a glimpse into their priorities and way of life.Linguistic Anthropology A close examination of how language skills influence social dynamics among humans, from class structure to ideology. Linguistic Anthropology concerns the formation of the thousands of individual tongues and dialects across the globe, how they relate and what consistencies they convey, even how these words are used to describe phenomenons and everyday occurrences within a particular society.Biological Anthropology A look at the physical development of the human species relative to other primates. This is not strictly a case for evolution as some anthropology theory (Boasian Anthropology for example) might present cases that seem contrary to traditional Darwinism. Biological Anthropology also sets out to answer questions about the differences between races and ethnicities, even neighbors of the same color and creed, with corollaries in animal behavior, human genetics and anatomy.

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