What is Cultural Anthropology? What subfields are part of Cultural Anthropology? What questions do Cultural Anthropologists ask? Check out this presentation to find out!

1. By: Anthropology 4U
What is Cultural
Anthropology?

2. Agenda
Definition
Types of Questions
Subfields
Further Reading

3. Cultural Anthropology
the study of
human cultures
around the world

4. Culture includes:
• clothing
• food
• housing
• marriage
• political structure
• economics
• families
• religion
and much more!

5. There are many
subfields in
Cultural Anthropology
some examples are…

6. Legal
Anthropology
the study of law
in other cultures

7. Business
Anthropology
applying Anthropology
to business

8. Environmental
Anthropology
the study of humans
and the environment

9. Medical
Anthropology
the study of health
and illness

10. What Kinds of Questions Do Cultural
Anthropologists Ask?
Here are some examples…

11. Why do people
differ in their
beliefs and
behaviors?

12. Why is there
ethnic conflict in
the world?

13. What is life
like in a
simpler
society?

14. What are the
different kinds of
economic systems
found around the
world?

15. What kinds of
family structures
are found in
other cultures?

16. Why do some
societies construct
social hierarchies?

17. Further Reading
National Park Service: What is Cultural
Anthropology?
Encyclopedia Britannica: Cultural
Anthropology
Read
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Anthropology 4U: What Kinds of Questions
Do Anthropologists Ask?
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