Cultural Anthropology

Studying anthropologythe holistic study of humanity in its broadest context in all times and places, ancient and contemporary opens our eyes to see the boundless doors of human diversitythe state of being diverse or different, variety and/or diversity is more than exhibiting "different" outward appearances; diversity is often much more about cultural differences, which we all encounter throughout our lives.

Anthropology is a very wide genre, which includes Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, and Linguistic Anthropology. This website’s focus is Cultural Anthropology, demonstrating to students how connects to almost everything in life in one way or another. Online eCourses here introduce you to a wide range of topics having to do with understanding of culture.

The word culture is defined in many ways. Here are a few familiar definitions:

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Culture is the set of responses learned by humans from other humans.

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Culture is traditional behaviors passed down through generationsthose people that are born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively; usually a generation within families is considered about 20 years.

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Culture is a complex whole that includes knowledge, artthe expressive or application of human creative skill and imagination in a visual form such as painting or sculpture, or in music, literature, or dance; art is created primarily for beauty and emotional power; and "holds art is anything the viewer or listener finds aesthetically pleasing.", morals, law, etc.

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Culture is a large and diverse set of intangible aspects of social life, including values, beliefs, languagea system of symbols that allow people to communicate with each other, also the MOST symbolic way that culture is passed down, communication, and other practices.

On this website, culture is simply defined as everyday life. You are invited to come in and learn how culture is capital for every human being. It is what separates us from other life forms. Culture is what determines our reasoning and how we think. Culture tells us what to do in every domain of life.

Culture teaches us how to behave in various circumstances. It helps us to survive by knowing what to eat, how to dress, how to treat others, and what to do in a crisis. By studying various cultures, we learn more about ourselves. On this website, you will discover why others do what they do and why they say what they say, and you will learn how to think differently in different situations.