Anthropology vs. Sociology
Difference Between Anthropology and Sociology
Anthropologynoun
The scientific study of the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
Sociologynoun
The study of human social behavior, especially the study of the origins, organization, institutions, and development of human society.
Anthropologynoun
That part of Christian theology concerning the genesis, nature, and future of humans, especially as contrasted with the nature of God
"changing the church's anthropology to include more positive images of women" (Priscilla Hart).Sociologynoun
Analysis of a social institution or societal segment as a self-contained entity or in relation to society as a whole.
Anthropologynoun
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology (i.e., "kin naming systems"): Sudanese, Hawaiian, Eskimo, Crow, Omaha, and Iroquois.Sociologynoun
The study of society, human social interaction and the rules and processes that bind and separate people not only as individuals, but as members of associations, groups and institutions
Anthropologynoun
the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
Sociologynoun
the study and classification of human societies
