A Career In Ethnographic Research

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The career that I have chosen to research is an anthropologist. Anthropology is the study of humans who lived in the past and the present. All anthropologists conduct research within their own area of expertise, and they also write essays, reports, and books based on their observations findings. Some teach students at colleges or universities, while some work for government agencies or corporations. Most anthropologists are trained in one of four different areas: biological/physical, socio-cultural, archaeology, or linguistics. A biological or physical anthropologist study how humans are able to adapt to different environments, how they evolved over time, and what causes disease and early death in humans. There are also many different areas of focus within the field of biological/ physical anthropology such as: paleoanthropology, primatology, bioarchaeology, and forensic anthropology. A socio-cultural anthropologist …show more content…

They study why humans live where they live and how they organize and govern themselves. Socio-anthropologists also study the similarities and differences between several societies. Archaeologists study ancient societies and cultures by examining their material remains. They recover buildings, tools, and other artifacts that were used by former societies. Linguistic anthropologists study the different ways how language is able to reflect and influence social life. They study different several different languages and how they are distributed across the planet. The field that I am most interested in is the biological/physical anthropology.

The amount of education that is required varies depending on what job you are interested in the field of Anthropology. All jobs require a bachelor’s degree which takes four years to complete, while others require either a Master’s degree or PhD in Anthropology. A Master’s degree, which is one or two years in length, is needed to work in certain musuems, government departments, non-profit

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