Anthropological and
Sociological Perspective’s
on Culture and Society
Anthropological
relating
to the study of
humankind.
What is the anthropological
perspective?
Anthropological Perspective focuses on the study of the full scope of
human diversity and the. application of that knowledge to help people of
different backgrounds. Some of the aspects of the. Anthropological
Perspective are culture, cultural relativism, fieldwork, human diversity, holism,
biocultural focus.
Why is the anthropological perspective
important?

By extending our vision beyond familiar social contexts
and experiences, and drawing on knowledge and
experience from all over the world, this perspective offers
a productive counterweight to "culture bound" or
ethnocentric ideas regarding human nature, values, and
ways of life.
What is anthropological
perspective in culture?

Cultural anthropology is the study of human
ways of life in the broadest possible
comparative perspective. Cultural
anthropologists are interested in all types of
societies, from hunting and gathering bands to
modern industrial states.
Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of
humans, early hominids and
primates, such as chimpanzees.
Anthropologists study human
language, culture, societies,
biological and material remains, the
biology and behavior of primates,
and even our own buying habits.Apr
14, 2014
Sociological Perspectives

The sociological perspective is an approach to
understanding human behavior by placing it
within its broader social context. C. Wright Mills
referred to the sociological perspective as the
intersection of biography (the individual) and
history (social factors that influence the
individual).
3 sociological perspectives?
:

Structural Functionalism
Symbolic Interactionism
 Conflict
Perspective
Structural Functionalism

A theory that views society as a complex but orderly
and stable system with interconnected structures and
functions or social patterns that operate to meet the
needs of individuals in a society.
Symbolic Interactionism

is an approach used to analyze human
interactions by focusing on the meanings that
individuals assign to things in the world around
them, including words and objects.
Conflict Perspective

is a view of society that posits conflict as a
normal feature of social life.
Difference between anthropological and
sociological perspective

Anthropology studies human behaviour at the micro-level of an
individual which an anthropologist will take an example of the larger
culture. Sociology, on the other hand, tends to look at the bigger
picture, often studying political movements, and the power relations
of different groups with each other.
1.
Analyze the difference between anthropology and sociology
2.
Three types of anthropology
3.
Three types of sociology