How anthropology works
Of all the organisms roaming Earth, one of the most fascinating creatures happens to be, well, us. Case in point, we expend a lot of energy on anthropology, which is the study of human cultures and peoples.
Whatever the specific end goal might be, anthropology is special in its long-term, cross-cultural perspective. It truly sets out to compare and study all aspects of the human experience. As you'll see, it took us humans a while even to conceive of this kind of reflective analysis.
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