Anthropology is about the study of people, and how they interact with each other and their environments. It is concerned with all institutions of all societies and is distinguished from other social-science disciplines by its emphasis on differences in and between cultures.
The Canisius Advantage
The anthropology major at Canisius offers courses in the basic areas of anthropology including
- Physical anthropology (the study of human evolution and biological variations)
- Cultural anthropology (the study of human societies throughout history and the ways in which humans have adapted to the environment and to each other)
- Archaeology and linguistics
- Anthropological research methodology and anthropological theory.