Definition of Cultural Anthropology

There are different sciences that study the human being but each one analyzes it from a study perspective. The anthropology Cultural is one of the sciences that deepens the knowledge of the human being considering the analysis of the traditions and traditions of the people and their influence on the values ​​and lifestyle of the people.

Is discipline It is also called social anthropology, that is, it takes society as its object of study from different points of view: study of myths, structure politics of the towns, types of family and social interaction, quality of life, feeding...

Culture is second nature

Cultural anthropology explains that in order to understand a human being it is important to also know the environment in which he lives since this environment directly influences his way of being. This type of knowledge also studies, therefore, the social aspect of the human being as a being of customs that ends up internalizing as normal and logical many of the traditions that he observes in his closest environment. From this point of view, culture is like second nature.

The human being, as a direct social agent, is also an ethical being (ethics is another of the disciplines studied by cultural anthropology). Morals can also have specific nuances depending on the type of culture. Social anthropology also reflects on the important differences and similarities that exist between different types of culture and in each historical context.

Know the essence of the towns

Cultural anthropology studies the way of life of the most developed peoples and also of the most primitive. Culture is important because it provides a identity to the group that feels identified with that essence. That is, the value of the group also shows the reinforcement of the belonging that the individual feels by being part of an environment with which he shares values ​​and customs.

Observation is one of the most widely used methods in cultural anthtrology to analyze the traditions of a people from objective data and not from hypothesis and assumptions. This science is also important because it allows the human being to know its historical evolution and its development.

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