and where we have evolved from as a species. Anthropology teaches how Evolution has always been apart of us as humans or as a species. Evolution needs to be taught in the classroom because evolution shows how and who we have evolved from over time. Without evolution and without genetic mutation, we may still have a tail where our tail bone is. We may still have giant jaws so our wisdom teeth could fit inside our mouths. Anthropology is the study of humans and Evolution is how we as a species have evolved over time. This is why Evolution is taught in Anthropology. With one comes the other. ! Anthropology is the study of humans and other species, past and present.
Anthropology studies human societies and cultures and the development of them. Anthropologists look at cross-cultural differences in social institutions, cultural beliefs, and communication styles. There are subdivisions within Anthropology such as: Biological/Physical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Archeology. ! The first subfield of anthropology is Biological/Physical Anthropology is the
subfield that studies human biological aspects by examining and thoroughly studying their skeletal and other physical remains. Physical Anthropology is the subfield of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings. It deals with the human evolution and classification as well. This field is also called “somatology”. Somatology is defined as the study or science, of the human body as a branch of anthropology. This also includes the study of material substances.
!
Cultural Anthropology is the subfield of anthropology focused on the study of
cultural variation among humans. This studies the impact of global economic and political processes on local cultural realities. They use studies such as participation