I was already familiar with the economic concept of cost-benefit analysis prior to reading this excerpt. This vague understanding is what led to my assertion that economic values correspond with self-serving natures at the expense of others. In relation, the calculating mindset required to value every person interaction diverges from my …show more content…
Anthropology and economics both attempt to explain human behavior through a mathematical or scientific process. Anthropologists study culture through scientific methods, just as economists study individuals’ choices and their outreaching effects. Both fields of study rely heavily on observation rather than experimentation. Academics expand these observations into ways of understanding a society. Just as an anthropologist may explain complex religious and communal practices, an economist can explain the flow of