I checked with my 10 pound dictionary and it says anthropology is the science that deals with human beings and especially with their physical characteristics, origin and distribution into races, environmental and social relations and culture.
What up P?
"anthropology is the science that deals with human beings and especially with their physical characteristics, origin and distribution into races, environmental and social relations and culture.'
Sociology, the scientific study of human social behavior. As the study of humans in their collective aspect, sociology is concerned with all group activities: economic, social, political, and religious. Sociologists study such areas as bureaucracy, community, deviant behavior, family, public opinion, social change, social mobility, social stratification, and such specific problems as crime, divorce, child abuse, and substance addiction. Sociology tries to determine the laws governing human behavior in social contexts.
Two seemingly close disciplines of which both study the human being. Antropology, in essence, studies the cultures of "other peoples", of a different time period, or from a different geographical location. Sociology is also a study of the human being. It's primary interest rests in the study of a particular study of ones own kind, in terms of geographical, racial, financial or social similarities.
In a nutshell:
•Anthropology – is a social science that is concerned with human culture as well as the physical and social characteristics that create that culture. Often it will compare one group of humans to another or even compare humans with animals.
•Sociology – is a social science that studies the functionality of human society including origins, development, and organization. It will also look at these attributes inside institutions and organizations
At the surface, immediately two differing schools of thought quickly become emeshed in heated debate...Two seperate viewpoints examining the same object. Yet, I think if used in conjunction with one another, very interesting things may be learned.
Consider:
1. Anthropology and sociology are both fields of social science that study the behavior of humans within their societies.
2. Traditionally anthropology dealt with the study of cultures different from one’s own, especially those less advanced while sociology was used to understand one’s own society.
3. Today anthropology tends to look at the big picture of human culture while sociology spends more time analyzing data from a specific study.
4. Anthropology is considered to be a softer science than sociology as it bases more of its conclusions on case studies than hard data.
It is my hope, dear Pirate, that the disipline which you have invested your time is by no means being dismissed. I would like, however to interject the idea that, Straight Inc. can, and perhaps would do well to be examined under multiple microscopes.
As we experienced, on many levels, the foul nature of Straight Inc. each level of offence could be examined, labled, addressed, discussed, ultimately understood, and dare I say, a healing could become manifest. Doesnt sound nearly as far fetched as it did say 10 years ago, does it. This effort of interviews, editing, promoting, financing, distrubuting...may well be far from a "study" in any stretch of the imagination.
However, the facts, as they were revealed, by all of us. The facts, as they will be presented, I sincerly think will set off a shit storm of sorts. We, as a collective, may not be able to emotionally set ourselves aside, to look at what we experience in an objective manner. However they do descide to present our facts...it's a compelling story. It is a story that will trigger much debate, hopefully in academia. If the academic community siezes this information...they must obviously see a problem! But what is it, is it antropological? Is it sociological? Then what is it called? Has it even been named? Is there a course of treatment?
I truly think the documentary, will in and of itself, create more questions than answers...for society. How could THIS have happened? How could THIS continue to be happening? Antropologist and Scoiologist alike will both be hard pressed to explain how thru history, mankind (oxymoron) has systematically abused, tortured, socially ostrisize those considered 'undesirable'. And then follow up by explaining how this can be done for a profit, for a few, supported by hundreds and effecting thousands....under the guise of "therapy"
I wish you dear friend;
Much Peace
Continued Healing
woof/dave
