differences between sociology & anthropology? (1 Viewer)

chookini

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Hi everyone i need to know what are the differences in the courses, sociology & anthropology studied @ usyd as i'm not sure which one to take as a major?

or even better could someone tell me where the second year lectures are held at in usyd?
 

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SCLG 2nd year subjects are all over the campus, normally in medium sized rooms like Carslaw and the Quad lecture and tutorial rooms.
 

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Anthropology was traditionally the study of indigenous peoples (back in the day when they were called 'natives/savages'), their culture and society. Particular focus was on systems of kinship. So old-skool anthropologists studied indigenous peoples of papua new guinea, trobriand islands, african tribes/people such as the nuer, australian indigenous peoples etc etc.

These days it is no longer 'rich whitey heads to wilderness, hangs out with nude native tribe, finds their lack of civilisation remarkable, comes home and writes a book, gets famous' but rather a respectful, humble, culturally sensitive study of other peoples.

It is characterised by fieldwork, in which an anthropologist goes and lives with the peoples they wish to gain an understanding of, and learn by observation and interaction.
 

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Yeah, the impression I have is that anthropology is more descriptive, experiential and particularistic, whereas sociology is much more technical; demographic studies, etc.
 

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if you are critically inclined, study sociology. lots of scope to engage with whatever you want.
 

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