How does the sociology differ from anthropology?

Answer 1

Relation between sociology and Anthropology:

Anthropology and sociology both deal with society but the only difference is that social anthropology mainly considers small groups and their culture but their area of study is basically the same. Actually both are same ,two names for the same field enquiry.. The study of ancient and simple societies are done by Anthropology ,while on the basis of that ,sociology studies the wider and complex societies. Anthropology has been divided in to three parts.A-Physical Anthropology ,which deals with physical/bodily traits/features of early man and our primitive centuries back counterparts. with the help of that sociology try to know the reality of struggles among various groups.

B-Cultural Anthropology which investigates the cultural remains of early man an of the living cultures of some of the primitive counterparts. With the help of this sociology studies cultural heritage and tries to understand the changes occurred by it. C-Social Anthropology deals with the institutions, behaviors and human relationships of primitives of the past and present. sociology also does scientific studies of human culture as a whole. Dr S.C.Dube says basically there is no difference between both. Anthropology takes help from sociological research methods while sociology interprets the things on the basis of studies done by anthropology.

Now a days Tribal societies and civilized societies have been come closer to each other. Even the influence of technology is increasing day by day on tribal societies .The changing social values are encouraging them to form big groups A.L. Karoeber has called sociology and anthropology twin sisters. Evans Pritchard considers social Anthropology to be branch of sociology.

But in spite of their close relationship the two sciences are distinct:

1- Anthropology is the study social and cultural features of primitive societies while sociology studies the social and cultural features of modern societies.

2- The simple and static primitive societies's study is done by Anthropology while the study of complex and changeable societies is conducted by sociology.

3- The study methods are different for both sciences. Participant observation is a more common method of study in Anthropology, while sociology uses other methods (including Survey, scientific research, using exisiting data to create theories, and also participant observation).

4- Sociology is concerned with social planning where as Anthropology is not concerned with social planning. It does not give any suggestion for future society.

Answer 2

Anthropology focuses on cultures and how they are structured, down to who is who in the community, why certain rituals are partaken, what roles females and males take in their community, as well as how their religious belief affect their society and what does it allo mean to them (and MUUUCCCHHH more). Other social sciences, like Sociology focuses more on why people do things in social settings, how societies create, how they collapse, how are they maintained and even how people situate themselves in cities and (ALLOOOTT MORE other interesting topic). Social psychology is focused more on how peoples mentality functions in social settings and others affect on their own decisions.

Answer 3

Anthropology is the science of the biosphere. Sociology is the science of both the biosphere and the technosphere. For example, the volume of the brain of animals and humans "equals" the regional winter frost (the law of anthropology). But IQ is the product of winter frosts and the current technological level of the region (the law of sociology)

Answer 4

Sociology focuses on the study of human societies, social behavior, and social structures, while anthropology studies human societies and cultures across space and time. Sociology often emphasizes broader social patterns and institutions, while anthropology tends to focus on specific cultural practices and beliefs within societies. Both disciplines overlap in their study of human behavior and social relationships, but anthropology typically has a more holistic and cross-cultural approach.