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at the heart of the discipline of social anthropology, scholarly publication is its life-blood: it is chiefly through writing that most anthropologists disseminate the results of their time in the field. Writing transforms data and personal observations into texts that inform, provoke, and inspire
It should contain the following components: A review of the literature, both theoretical and ethnographic, with discussion of selected themes/ issues in the ethnography, and of relevant aspects of the history, economy, and languages of the region/ field where the study will be conducted.
Social anthropology is the study of human society and cultures through a comparative lens. Social anthropologists seek to understand how people live in societies and how they make their lives meaningful.
Ethnographic research takes a cultural lens to the study of people’s lives within their communities (Hammersley and Atkinson, 2007; Fetterman, 2010). The roots of ethno graphy lie in anthropological studies that focused on studying social and cultural aspects of small communities in foreign countries. The researchers lived among the
What is Social Anthropology? In its broadest sense, Social Anthropology is the study of what it means to be human. Social Anthropologists seek to describe and understand the huge variation in forms of human existence and the ways in which these forms change over time. Social anthropology is critical, comparative and reflexive. It
Social Anthropology is a subfield of anthropology that focuses on the study of human societies, their cultures, and their development. It seeks to understand how people live and interact within their communities and how they adapt to their environments.
The course also provides tools for thinking about moral decisions as social and historical practices, and permits students to compare and contextualize the ways people in different times and places approach fundamental ethical concerns.
