Anthropology #2 (Essay Sample)

ANTHROPOLOGY
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Introduction
Anthropology is an interesting area of study where researchers will study the human beings from the past to the present. Through this anthropology discovers many aspects that are relative to social sciences, biological sciences, natural sciences and humanities. In anthropology there are various exciting aspects that pertain to methodology or history in anthropology. One of these aspects of anthropology is comparison and scrutiny. These are going to be the main focus for this discussion. Comparison and scrutiny are two major aspects that go hand in hand.
Aspect of Anthropology
For an anthropological researcher to get the root information about something in the past, the researcher must get information from his or her predecessors. The information acquired is later compared. This comparison is important so as to get the similarities and differences in text. Scrutiny comes in where it is required of the researcher to determine which of the information acquired is biased and which is true (Kottak, 2010).
Through scrutiny and comparison shows a different perspective in human beings. The terminology of walking in another man’s shoes best describes the situation. The ability of a researcher to fit into the perspective of another human being shows the difference in humanity (Robbins & Larkin, 2007). Human beings have different perspectives when it comes to things that pertain to life. This does not mean that every thought or perspective of a human being is correct rather on the contrary.
Through the comparisons and scrutiny, culture is seen. Through comparing the different aspects of people from different parts of the ...