Social anthropology
branch of anthropology
Social anthropology studies patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures.
It is the main part of anthropology in the United Kingdom and much of Europe.[1] There it is contrasted with cultural anthropology.[2]
In the United States, social anthropology is part of cultural anthropology or sociocultural anthropology.
References
change- ↑ Dianteill, Erwan, "Cultural Anthropology or Social Anthropology? A Transatlantic Argument", L’Année sociologique 1/2012 (Vol. 62), p. 93-122 Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "Benchmark Statement Anthropology (UK)" (PDF). QAA (UK). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
