Important Importance Of Anthropology

Anthropology is a subject that should be taught when students are in elementary school, so children do not grow up to be biased. When people first hear about Anthropology, they assume it is just the study of past humans, apes, and monkeys. The misconception that anthropologists are not as helpful to the world is wrong. Anthropologists take their time to study the past and the present to understand how the world has adapted to be where it is now. There are many reasons to believe that anthropology is just as important and interesting as any other subjects that are taught in school. Without the help of anthropologists, the world would not understand the different characteristics of primates, the expansion of the brain, the importance of cultural

Anthropologists have to do years of research on all primates and study the history to understand the way humans are structured and cultured. Without paleontologists and researchers, there is no way for people to know about the human evolution and other important primates. This study is important to me because humans are structured very differently compared to great apes due to bipedalism. The most important difference in my view is the pelvic bone and the neck muscles. The pelvic bone has more ridges and bone because the structure supports the guts and helps balance the legs for locomotion for humans. The other primates have a long pelvic bone, which helps the ape knuckle-walk. The neck muscle is also a prominent difference since the great apes rely on a thick, muscular neck to support their mode of locomotion. The position of the skull and the spine is to prevent their heads from sagging and hanging. Humans, on the other hand, do not need muscular necks because they use their spine to help position the foramen and the magnum of the large skull, giving them a better balance while

There is a huge misconception that ALL Asians are smart and good at math and that all Americans are proficient in English. I have many Asian friends who struggle with math and no matter how much they try, their grade does not reflect a number of hours put into studying. On the other hand, their English grammar and writing skills are more complex and elaborate compared to Americans whose native language is English. The idea that where people come from is used to measure brain capacity is ridiculous. Every student has their own strengths and weaknesses in school. One ironic point is that Americans are good in English. Just because they can speak it, does not mean they are able to write essays that are grammatically correct. Since birth, newborns are surrounded by native English speakers, so they do not know the concept of grammar. So to say all Americans speak perfect English is false. Race and Intelligence Quotient should not be used to say which group of people is smarter than another. There are many more important aspects of Anthropology that are not addressed, but this subject is important and interesting to me because of the research on hominoid characteristics, expansion of the brain, the importance of cultural relativism, ideal types of "race," and intelligence by race. The research found by anthropologist have been beneficial and constructive to how societies have developed today. Hopefully, people will soon view anthropology