Social anthropology

Author: Zhu Bingxiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This textbook is an introductory book on social anthropology. During the process of human development, different traditions have formed in various countries, and the terminology for "anthropology," a branch of the discipline that studies culture, also varies. For example, there are terms like "cultural anthropology," "social anthropology," "ethnology," and "socio-cultural anthropology." These terms may have some differences in detail, but their core meanings are fundamentally the same. This book does not delve into the tedious distinctions of terminology. The concept of "social anthropology" in this book is largely synonymous with "cultural anthropology," "socio-cultural anthropology," and others. It refers to the discipline that studies human social and cultural forms. For brevity, it is sometimes referred to simply as "anthropology."