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I. DEFINITIONS
2. Anthropology – this focuses on the variety of questions and infinite curiosity about
human. Anthropology studies the individuality of a human being from its origin to what
its purpose and practices.
3. Culture – Culture is the social behavior and norms found in human societies. Culture is
considered a central concept in anthropology, encompassing the range of phenomena
that are transmitted through social learning in human societies.
Social morphology
This branch studies geographical aspects of society, such as how density of
population affects society.
Social physiology
Social physiology studies the influence of religion, law, economy and other aspects
on society.
General sociology
The philosophical part of sociology, as it discovers social laws from social
associations.
Branches of Anthropology.
Social-cultural Anthropology.
Archaeological Anthropology.
This branch of knowledge attempts to trace the origin, growth and development of
culture in the past. By past we meant the period before history when man had not
acquired the capabilities of language, not merely to speak but also to write in order to
record the story of his life.
Linguistic Anthropology.
5. Panopio, Isabel S., Rolda, Realidad S., Sociology and Anthropology: An Introduction.,
1988