Short notes
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Definition
Anthropology has evolved from a colonial and evolutionary discipline into a holistic, reflexive and interdisciplinary science that seeks to understand humans in their biological, cultural and historical totality. By integrating insights from natural sciences, social sciences and humanities, it provides one of the most comprehensive frameworks for understanding human diversity, adaptation and social change.
Thinkers
- Hoebel | Anthropology and Sociology are closely related
- Evans-Pritchard | Social Anthropology is part of Sociology; Ethnology classifies cultures
- Durkheim | Influenced Functional Anthropology
- S. C. Dube | Historical context in Indian Anthropology
- K. S. Singh | Tribal and historical studies