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Sociology is the study of societies and how humans act in groups. Sociology is a social science. People who study sociology are called sociologists. A society is the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations.

Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès in 1780 was first to use the term. The problems caused by the change to an industrial society, where many people moved to cities and worked in factories, were an early focus of sociology. Auguste Comte, Max Weber and Émile Durkheim were leading figures in the study of social phenomena. Themes included: community, authority, status, alienation and lack of power.

In the 2000s, some sociologists look at such things as: race, ethnicity, class, gender, the family and social interaction. They also study the breakdown of social structures; crime and divorce.

Work of sociologists

Sociologists research the structures that organize society, such as race, gender (whether a person is male or female), and social classes (rich or poor). They study the family and examine problems such as crime and drug abuse.

Most sociologists work in one or more specialty areas or "sub-fields". Sociology includes many sub-fields that examine different aspects of society. For example, social stratification studies inequality and class structure in society. The field of demography studies changes in population size or type. Criminology examines criminal behavior and crime. Political sociology studies government and laws. Sociology of race and sociology of gender examine how people think about race and gender.

Many sociologists also do research outside of the university. Their research is supposedly intended to help teachers, lawmakers, and government administrators to make better institutions, government programs, and rules.

Sociologists often use statistics to count and measure patterns in how people act or behave. Sociologists also interview people or hold group discussions to find out why people behave in certain ways. Some sociologists combine different research methods.

History of sociology

Social analysis has been done since the time of Plato. Sociology became accepted as a type of science in the early 1800s. European cities were changing as many people moved into cities and began working in factories. Sociologists tried to understand how people interacted and how groups interacted.

The word "sociology" was invented by French thinker Emmanuel-Joseph Sieyès in 1780. Early thinkers who wrote about sociology included Auguste Comte and Max Weber.

Sociology was taught in a university for the first time at the University of Kansas in 1890. The first European department of sociology was founded in 1895 at the University of Bordeaux by Émile Durkheim. The first sociology department to be established in Britain was at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1904. In 1919 a sociology department was established in Germany at the Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich by Max Weber.

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Further reading

Babbie, Earl R. 2003. The Practice of Social Research, 10th edition. Wadsworth, Thomson Learning Inc., ISBN 0-534-62029-9

Giddens, Anthony. 2006. Sociology (5th edition), Polity, Cambridge.

Nisbet, Robert A. 1967. The Sociological Tradition, London,

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Sociology is the scientific study of human societies, or groups. Scientists in this field are called sociologists. Sociology is one of the social sciences. The social sciences deal with human life and behavior. They also include psychology and anthropology.

Humans are naturally social beings. This means that they form groups and enjoy relating to others. But the rules and pressures of groups deeply influence people. A group can cause people to act differently than they might act outside the group.

Sociologists study the influence of groups on human behavior. They study how humans behave in small groups, such as families and schools. They study how humans behave in larger societies, such as cities and countries. Sociologists also examine how societies develop and change.

The work of sociologists helps to explain the causes of poverty, crime, and other problems in society. This information is helpful to lawmakers, business leaders, educators, and others working to improve human life.

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Although many countries have similar institutions, the definition of those bodies and the way they work together can vary greatly. The main bodies are an executive, or head of state; a legislature; and a judiciary, or court system. Often these are defined by a constitution. In democracies the roles of these institutions are clearly defined and separated to some extent. In some countries these are all controlled by one person or a small group of people. Such countries can be monarchies or dictatorships.

Democracy

There are two leading types of constitutional democracy in the world today. These are the presidential system, such as that of the United States, and the parliamentary system, such as that of the United Kingdom.

In both systems political parties are key institutions. It is through them that the citizens are able to express their opinion by voting for candidates for office. The parties are groups of people with similar views about major issues. Most candidates for political office are members of a particular party, though membership in a party means different things in different countries.

In some countries, such as the United Kingdom, the parties are fairly rigid, meaning that its members are expected to always vote with the party. In the United States, however, party members are free to vote as they see fit on any particular issue. The number of parties can also vary in each country. In some, notably the United States and the United Kingdom, there are only two main parties. In others there may be many parties. Because power is divided among more groups, it is less likely that one group will have a clear majority to rule. In such cases several parties must work together to share power.

Presidential System

In a presidential system the executive, legislative, and judicial branches are clearly separated. The president is elected by the people and is not a member of the legislature. In such systems the president is both the political head of the government and also the head of state, who presides over ceremonies and official functions. The president chooses people to serve as his or her cabinet. These are the heads of various departments. They are not elected.

The legislature usually consists of two bodies. In the U.S. Congress, members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives are elected officials. Like the president, they are elected for set terms.

Established court systems are found in all advanced political systems. There are often several levels of courts. In the United States judges of local courts are elected by the people of a particular district. The highest court is the Supreme Court. Supreme Court justices are appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

Parliamentary System

In a parliamentary system the prime minister is the national political leader, and another figure serves as head of state. In the United Kingdom the head of state is the queen. In Japan it is the emperor. In some countries the head of state may be an elected president, but the prime minister usually has the true power. The prime minister is generally a member of the legislature who is either elected by the legislature or chosen automatically as the leader of the party with the most members in the legislature. The prime minister's cabinet, and the leaders of the government departments, are also members of the legislature.

The legislature is known generally as a parliament, though each country may have its own name for it. In Israel the name is the Knesset, for instance, while in Japan it is the Diet. The legislature may consist of one or two houses. The members are chosen in a variety of ways. Sometimes one house is elected by the people while the members of the other house are appointed by the ruler or by regional assemblies. In other cases all members of both houses are elected.

The judiciary is also controlled by the legislature to varying degrees. In the United Kingdom all judges are appointed by the lord chancellor, who is the speaker of the House of Lords. The country's highest court is made up of judges who are members of the House of Lords.

Other Systems

Some constitutional countries, notably France, have systems that combine elements of the presidential and parliamentary approaches. Although France's constitution established a parliamentary form of government, it also increased the role of the president of the republic. The constitution gives the president the power to appoint the prime minister and the executive ministers, preside over the cabinet, sign the more important decrees, appoint high civil servants and judges, and dissolve one house of the parliament. Because of this arrangement the prime minister and president must share power to a certain extent.

Monarchies

In a monarchy one person-the king or queen-has control over all parts of the government. By the beginning of the 21st century there were few remaining absolute monarchies. Most countries that had been ruled by a monarch had become constitutional monarchies. In such cases the government consisted of a parliamentary system led by a prime minister. The king or queen had a very limited role as the head of state. Only a few countries in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia are still ruled by a monarch.

Dictatorships

Dictatorships can take various forms. In some cases elected presidents and prime ministers capture power by establishing one-party rule and ending all opposition. They may continue to call the country a republic and maintain some institutions, such as a legislature, but in fact they control all the power in the country. In other cases, the military may take control.

Nazi Germany under Adolf Hitler and the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin were examples of a third type of dictatorship. In both cases the government was led by a strong leader with a specific program and goals based on a theory about the world. Both also tried to spread their power and make others follow their ideas. Many countries did establish communist governments based on the model of the Soviet Union. By the end of the 20th century, however, most of the communist governments, including that of the Soviet Union, had collapsed.

One of the major differences between democracies and dictatorships is in the role played by political parties since there are no elections in dictatorships. This role varies depending on the government. In communist countries the Communist Party is the only legal party, though there may be different groups competing for power within the party. The party controls all aspects of life. In these countries the party exists not to win elections but to select and train individuals for the guiding positions in the country's political life.

In dictatorships the legislature also has a different role. These assemblies simply approve decisions already taken by the leader or leaders of a single all-powerful party. They do not create laws or challenge the leader in any way. In many countries in Africa and the Middle East, for example, members of parliament are simply appointed by the ruling tribal or religious group, usually as a reward for having served it faithfully at the local level. In communist countries the parliaments are used as a platform for the Communist Party leadership to make known its views to the country.

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Political science is a branch of social science that is concerned with theory, description, analysis and prediction of political behavior, political systems and politics.

Political scientists study the allocation and transfer of power in decision-making, the roles and systems of governance including governments and international organizations, political behavior and public policies. They measure the success of governance and specific policies by examining many factors, including stability, justice, material wealth, and peace.

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American Political Science Review - The Evolution of Political Science. APSR Centennial Volume - Special Issue - November 2006

In Spanish: Ciencia política para niños

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Teaching research skills is so important in elementary school. We can help our students navigate the "how-tos" of research. Learning how to navigate text features in nonfiction books, finding credible sources online, and taking notes are all skills we've mastered and can pass on to our knowledge-thirsty students.

One of the tricky things is taking the time to come up with interesting research topics for kids and coordinating research units for each topic. Our students still need some scaffolding and guidance, and there are so many things they study in school. How can we possibly decide what topics they should research and have time to put together comprehensive units?

I've got you covered with a list of engaging research topics for kids!

A ready-to-go research unit, that follows my 5-step research process, is also available for many of these topics for your convenience! These unit studies will allow you to expand on content taught in class or start fresh with science and social studies research units complete with everything from unit outlines, parent letters, and internet research lessons to help students find credible sources, projects, reports, journaling pages, and more.

Students will also build their research skills during the process, so these units are a great way to make time for science and social studies with an integrated curriculum since you will still teach the necessary language arts curriculum at the same time.

Learn how to skyrocket your students' research skills by listening to this episode of Wife Teacher Mommy: The Podcast.

What are some good research topics for kids?

From the solar system to dinosaurs, scientists & inventors, and holidays around the world, below are good research topics for kids, possible research questions for kids to answer, and other interesting research topics for kids related to the topic.

The Solar System

It's hard to meet a child that doesn't have some interest in outer space. That's why this is #1 on our list of research topics that kids will love. This Solar System Research Unit has students research a planet of choice (yours or theirs), create a model, and write a report. Research should be more than just taking notes and writing a report, and this unit really brings art into STEM!

Questions for your students to research the solar system:

Research one planet in our solar system

The history of NASA

Research an astronaut

Is the moon made of cheese?

Space shuttles

The Space Race

Dinosaurs

Next to outer space, dinosaurs also top the curiosity list for elementary scientists. With our Dinosaur Research Unit, you can assign your student or let them choose a specific dinosaur to research. Besides the usual report, students will have a blast creating salt dough fossils of their dino. Dinosaurs are a very fun and engaging research topic that kids will love!

Question for your students to research about dinosaurs:

Landforms

Landforms are cool! They are one of the best physical science or geography topics for kids to research. I like to learn all about different landforms together and then assign your students one specific landform to research.

Your students will research and write a report/presentation about their specific landform and create a salt dough model. Everything is ready to go for you in our Landforms Research Unit!

Question for your students to research landforms:

Animals and Habitats

Animals and habitats are one of my favorite research topics for kids! The unit starts with students being assigned a habitat to explore and an animal that resides in that habitat to study. Accompanying the report/presentation about their animal is a creation of a terrarium of their habitat and animal. Check out this picture of a terrarium that one of my 3rd-grade students made when I used my Animals and Habitats Research Unit!

Question for your students to research animals and habitats:

Penguins

Kids love penguins, so why not use them as your next research topic? Your students may not know that there are various types of penguins. After learning about the types of penguins, they'll have one of their own to study. On butcher paper, they'll create a life-size penguin to share and integrate math and science measurement standards. This Penguin Research Unit shows us why penguins are such a fun research topic for kids!

Question for your students to research about penguins:

Volcanoes

What is a comprehensive research topic list without volcanoes? Kids love learning about these miraculous marvels. Of course, students will make their own volcano model after researching in our Volcano Research Unit.

Question for your students to research volcanoes:

Ring of Fire

Volcanic rock

Famous volcanic eruptions- Mt. Vesuvius, Mt. Tambora, Mt. Krakatoa, Mt. St. Helen's

Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters

Tornadoes, blizzards, earthquakes, hurricanes, and more! Extreme weather and natural disasters are very fun and engaging research topics for kids in your classroom or homeschool. The students will create a poster and research paper about a specific weather phenomenon or natural disaster in our Extreme Weather and Natural Disasters Research Unit.

Question for your students to research extreme weather and natural disasters:

United States Presidents

The presidents of the United States make a great research topic. With 45 presidents to choose from, each student is bound to bring something unique to the research. With our United States President's Research Unit, students will write a report and create a paper plate mask of their chosen president.

Question for your students to research about United States Presidents:

United States

The United States can be such a great research topic for kids in your classroom or homeschool group because each student can study a different state! Each student will research and write about one of the 50 states before creating a salt dough model to include landforms, bodies of water, and landmarks. This United States Research Unit is perfect for your state reports.

Question for your students to research about the United States of America:

Black History

Black history is a great research topic for kids, especially during the month of February for Black History Month. Through studying black history and the civil rights movements, students will be assigned a black history leader to research and write about. Their final project will be a hand-drawn poster of their person complete with character traits. Be sure to check out our Black History Research Unit!

Question for your students to research Black History:

The March On Washington

Montgomery Bus Boycott

Memphis Sanitation Worker's Strike

Establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Establishing Black History Month

Buffalo Soldiers during the Civil War

Tuskegee Airmen

NAACP

HBCUs

Jim Crow Laws

The Little Rock Nine

Woolworth's Lunch Counter

Freedom Riders

13th, 14th & 15th Amendments

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Holidays Around the World

There are so many holidays celebrated around the globe. Even the way Christmas is celebrated in different countries is unique. The unit requires students to be assigned a holiday to research and write about, ultimately creating a holiday decoration to share. This unit even includes special info pages about each of the included holidays. The Holidays Around the World Research unit is a true gem, and it makes a really fun research topic for kids around the holidays.

Question for your students to research holidays around the world:

Women in History

Women in history is a very important research topic for kids. It is important for students to see the accomplishments that so many women have made, from the past and into the present. By having children research the accomplishments of women in history, our young girls will know that they, too, can do great things.

Students will either choose or be assigned an inspirational woman from history. Similar to the Black History unit, they'll research and write, ultimately creating a hand-drawn poster. The Women In History Research Unit is perfect for Women's History Month in March or any time of year.

Question for your students to research women's history:

Scientists and Inventors

Looking at different innovators and their creations can be fascinating, so of course, it made the cut on our list of research topics for kids. Your students will have a specific person to explore before creating a model of their invention or discovery. You can find everything you need in the Scientists and Inventors Research Unit.

Question for your students to research scientists and inventors:

Author Study

A perfect pair with language arts, students will study particular authors. They'll write their own biography of the author and create a bibliography of the author's own books. You can get this biography template inside the Author Study Research Unit!

Question for your students to research an author:

Ancient Civilizations

Greece, China, Egypt, and more! Ancient civilizations are the perfect research topic for kids, and you can find everything you need in the Ancient Civilizations Research Unit. There are so many ancient civilizations for your students to study and research. They'll also make a model of an important structure in their civilization.

Question for your students to research Ancient Civilizations:

The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World- Great Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus, Temple of Artemis, Mausoleum of Halicarnassus, Colossus of Rhodes, Pharos of Alexandria

The Epic of Gilgamesh

Code of Hammurabi

Rosetta Stone

Elgin Marbles

AAPI Heritage

Learn more about Asian American-Pacific Islander History! Research AAPI Heritage during AAPI Heritage Month in May or any time of the year. Have your students research AAPI History and an AAPI leader such as Anna May Wong, Chien-Shiung Wu, Connie Chung, Daniel Inouye, Duke Kahanamoku, Sal Khan, and Yuri Kochiyama, plus more included in our AAPI Research Unit!

Questions for your students about AAPI History

How do you celebrate AAPI Heritage Month?

People v. Hall

"Coolie Trade" ban

United States v. Wong Kim Ark

The Bellingham Riots

Alien Land Act

War Relocation Authority in World War II

Delano Grap Strike

Vincent Chin & The Hate Crimes Prevention Act

US Olympic Swim Team Coach Soichi Sakamoto

Hispanic Heritage and Latino History

Encourage your students to learn more about Hispanic Heritage and Latino History! Ask them to research historical events or important Latinx leaders and their impacts. After researching, you can have your students create a poster about their Latinx leader. Find out more in our Hispanic Heritage and Latino History Research Unit.

Questions for your students about Hispanic Heritage and Latino History

Public Law 90-48 & National Hispanic Heritage Week Bill

Why is the date of Hispanic Heritage Month important?

The Mexican Revolution

Cesar Chaves & the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA)

Spanish Imperialism and Missionaries

Old Spanish Trail

The Bracero Program

Freedom Tower, the "Ellis Island of the South"

Spanish American War

Jones-Shafroth Act

Zoot Suit Riots

Mendez v. Westminster School District

Hernandez v. State of Texas

Mariel Boatlift

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

What to do with these research topics for kids?

After each research unit, your students will have a fair to present their models, posters, or other creations. Sharing their research with parents, teachers, other students, and even the community is an important part of taking pride and ownership in their own research.

Don't stress about creating research units from scratch. Our science and social studies research bundles have you covered! Get all of our science & social studies research units for just $29 only through the link in this blog post.

Try out a few topics with your class! In addition, you can also find all of these research units in my Teachers pay Teachers store!

Want a FREE sample of the research units to use with these research topics?

If so, you can grab a free sample of the units below. This freebie includes pages that will help your student understand how to use text features during their research such as:

A book research activity to teach the difference between the table of contents and index using a Venn Diagram!

How to use the internet to conduct research activity

Finding credible sources of activity

Student pages AND lesson plans included for each activity

Teacher instructions pages so you know just how to use these in your classroom or homeschool setting!

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We dont realise it, because we are used to it, but we actually live in the bottom of a large ocean of air. The air may not seem very heavy, but there is actually a huge weight of air above us and it presses down and in on us all the time, from all around. So when the atmosphere pushes down on the Earth, it creates air pressure. There are two types of pressure, low and high pressure. Air is a mixture of many gases and dust particles.

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Our section Geography for Kids will provide lots of information for children in junior and senior primary school.

What is Geography?

Geography is the science of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features. Here on our Geography pages we will show you what you really should know about our beautiful planet!

Geography informs us about our planet and the world we live in. We learn about different places, the continents and countries as well as the oceans, rivers, deserts or mountains on our planet.

Geography for Kids

We will look at facts about natural environments and landforms and will discuss how people live in different parts of the world, we will learn about different languages and cultures, different traditions and challenges and learn about what makes our planet liveable.

Thus, in geography we will also learn about the effects that pollution, natural disasters, wars and conflict have on the people around the world and we will learn how to protect our environment so we can help to preserve the earth for future generations.

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What does Geography study?

What do we do when we study geography? We explore and learn about two main issues: places and people. There are two branches of geography, called 'physical geography' and 'human geography':

physical geography examines the nature and environment and with it, natural hazards and their effects for example what happens when a volcano erupts or where and why does flooding occur

human geography studies the effects of our activities on the planet and what living in our environments on the lives and activities of the people means, such as why people move from villages into towns or even migrate from country to country or what it happens when we exploit the earth's resources or why we experience the effects of global warming

Geography - Origins and Meaning

geography (noun): From the Greek word: γεωγραφία - geōgraphia, from gē 'earth' + -graphia 'writing'. This means to draw, describe or write about the earth.

geographic or geographical (adjective): relates to geography and refers to the features and location of an area

geographer (noun): origin: geōgraphos 'geographer', from gē 'earth' + graphic 'write, draw'. Refers to a profession, a person who studies geography, the environment and people. This is somebody who works with maps or works with geographic information systems and who examines natural phenomena, places and population trends.

The First Geographer

The Greek scientist Eratosthenes (276-194 BC) was the first person who used the term 'geography'.

Eratosthenes is considered to be the 'Father of Geography'.

The scientist was the first to draw a world map, he was a mathematician, astronomer and poet. He calculated the circumference of the world although people did not travel that far at that time (remember that the Americas or a route to India was not described at that time). Eratosthenes even calculated the tilt of the earth's axis quite accurately.

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In Kids World Travel Guide's 'Geography for Kids' we explore many of the common topics of the geography curricula used in a variety of schools around the world.

Our Geography for Kids facts intend to support homeschooling parents, teachers and of course the pupils and students as most of our geo and travel information is sourced, collected and written by kids for kids.

Common topics in our Kids World Travel Guide are:

maps, the globe and earth models

earth structure and landforms such as mountains, rivers and deserts

earth movements and natural disasters such as landslides, avalanches and earthquakes

oceans and rivers, important waterways and ports

climate and weather phenomena which affect the various countries

continents, countries and islands: size and location, population, economy and governments

famous landmarks, popular sights and attractions as well as tourism and its impact

population: languages and cultures, food, games, traditions and religions

plants and animals and their habitats, endangered species and conservation

natural resources as well as trade and industry and what are the most exported or imported goods

the world's superlatives: where to find the biggest lake, tallest buildings, highest mountains but also the driest areas, the most popular languages or tiniest country or the most famous landmarks

and much more!

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The Captivating and Curious Careers of Anthropology

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Anthropology [anth-row-pahl-O-gee] is the study of human beings in the past and present. The word anthropology has two roots: [ anthrop- ] and [ -ology ]. Anthrop- means "about human beings," and -ology means "a type of science." Anthropology is a type of science about human beings. A person who studies anthropology is called an anthropologist.

The main goal of anthropology is to answer the questions: What makes us human and why?

Anthropology is a biological and historical social science that helps us learn how groups of people are the same, and how they are different in all parts of the world. Anthropologists do research in many places and study how people live now and how they may have lived in the past. They research in modern cities, small villages, tribes, and in the countryside.

Four fields

Anthropology uses a " four-field approach" that divides anthropology into four big kinds:

Archaeology

Archaeology is the study of humans from the past. People who study archaeology are called archaeologists.

Archaeologists look at things that past people left behind to know how they lived. They look at tools, bones, and past houses to see how people in the past are not the same as people that live today.

Here are some other examples of what archaeologists like to study:

Biological Anthropology

Biological or physical anthropology studies human bodies and how they change over time.

They look at how humans live in nature and how their bodies change because of where they live. They also study how human beings and apes and monkeys are alike. Sometimes biological anthropologists study human and animal bones to learn about how past humans lived. They are also called physical anthropologists.

Here are some other examples of what biological anthropologists like to study:

Linguistic Anthropology

Linguistic anthropology is the study of how people talk.

Linguistic anthropologists study sounds and how they go together to make words. Then they study what the words mean and how people use them. Linguistic anthropology also studies how language changes what people think and how people change language. No two people talk the same way, so linguistic anthropologists want to know why that happens.

Here are some other examples of what linguistic anthropologists like to study:

Socio-Cultural Anthropology

Socio-Cultural Anthropology is the study of human societies and cultures.

It looks at how human beings understand the world around them and how they act with the people around them. Socio-cultural anthropologists study living people by going to their homes and learning about who those people are and what they do. They write about people in places all over the world to see why people are different. Some socio-cultural anthropologists study medicine in these places and some look at how babies grow up in other places.

Here are some other examples of what socio-cultural anthropologists like to study:

Other Kinds of Anthropology

Even though there are four main kinds of anthropology, there are a lot of different kinds of anthropology within the four main kinds. Here are some examples:

Rules of Anthropology

Like everything in life, anthropology has a set of rules that every anthropologist needs to follow. The rules try to make sure that no one gets hurt or mad when studying other people. Here are some of the rules:

To make sure no one gets hurt when studying anthropology

To respect and be nice to humans and animals

To make sure any items used to study people are well taken care of

To work as a team

Notable people

This is a list of important people who studied anthropology.

Franz Boas (1858-1942)[12]

Boas is known as the "Father" of American anthropology because he helped spread anthropology throughout the United States.

He studied socio-cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and archaeology.

Marcel Mauss (1872-1950)[12]
Mauss studied how different people use magic and how people give presents.

Rudolf Virchow, Anthropological Papers, 1891

Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man, 1971

E.O. Wilson, Consilience: the unity of knowledge, 1998

Richard Wrangham, Catching Fire: how cooking made us human, 2009

Ulf Hannerz, Anthropology's World: life in a twenty-first century discipline, 2010

James D. Faubion, An Anthropology of Ethics, 2011

References

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Anthropology facts. Anthropology [anth-row-pahl-O-gee] is the study of human beings in the past and present.[1] The word anthropology has two roots: [ anthrop- ] and [ -ology ]. Anthrop- means "about human beings," and -ology means "a type of science."[2][3] Anthropology is a type of science about human beings.

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Anthropology is the study of human beings. (In Greek "Anthropos-" means "human", and "-logy" means " study of".)

Anthropology is a biological and historical social science that helps us learn how groups of people are the same, and how they are different in all parts of the world. Anthropologists do research in many places and study how people live now and how they may have lived in the past (using the study of Archaeology). They research in modern cities, small villages, tribes, and in the countryside. They study how groups of people consider time, space, life, etc.

Applied anthropology is a type of anthropology that uses information, discovered using science to help people. One recent use of applied anthropology is the return of ancient ways of successful farming to people living in South America. Another use of applied anthropology is the learning of languages close to dying out and the teaching of young people the language of their ancestors.

The four big kinds of anthropology are:

Archaeology - The study of how people lived in the past. Archaeologists learn from things people leave behind, like pottery, stone tools, or anything made or used by humans.

Physical anthropology - The study of human biology, including how people adapt to where they live and how bodies changed over time (evolution). Physical anthropologists also study non-human primates.

Linguistic anthropology - The study of how people speak and the words they use and how their language developed (evolved). Linguistic anthropology also studies how language changes what people think and how people change language.

Cultural anthropology - The study of how people live their lives now and how they may have lived in the past, including the tools they used and the food they obtained and ate. It is also related to sociology and social psychology.

Most people who study anthropology have some schoolwork in all four big kinds of anthropology but later study one or two areas primarily.

Biological anthropology

Biological anthropology is sometimes taught as a separate subject, and sometimes as part of the discipline of biology. Since 1993, the Biological Anthropology Section of the American Anthropological Association has awarded the W. W. Howells Book Prize in Biological Anthropology.

Charles Darwin, On the Origin of Species, 1859

Charles Darwin, The Descent of Man, 1871

Thomas Henry Huxley, Man's Place in Nature, 1863

Rudolf Virchow, Anthropological Papers, 1891

Desmond Morris, The Naked Ape, 1967

Jane Goodall, In the Shadow of Man, 1971

Richard Dawkins, The Selfish Gene, 1976

E.O. Wilson, On Human Nature, 1979

E.O. Wilson, Consilience: the unity of knowledge, 1998

E.O. Wilson, The Social Conquest of Earth, 2012

Jared Diamond, The Third Chimpanzee, 1991

Jared Diamond, Collapse: how societies choose to fail or succeed, 2005

Helen Fisher, Anatomy of Love: a natural history of mating, marriage, and why we stray, 1992

Sarah Blaffer Hrdy, Mother Nature: a history of mothers, infants and natural selection, 1999

Peter J. Richerson and Robert Boyd, Not by Genes Alone, 2005

Michael Tomasello, Origins of Human Communication, 2008

Richard Wrangham, Catching Fire: how cooking made us human, 2009

Notable anthropologists

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In Spanish: Antropología para niños

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An introduction to the discipline of Anthropology