Before this class, my understanding of anthropology was quite limited and, in fact, I did not consider it a science at all. I thought that anthropology is the study of people’s cultures, history, and ancient civilizations.
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However, the way Dr. Peterson presented the subject during the lecture described different are of anthropology and explained how they are integrated into one single scientific discipline. After he listed the four subfields of anthropology, I got a better understanding of what exactly anthropology is and is not. Indeed, anthropology is the science of people’s evolution, cultures, and languages.
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When I learned that in present-day America, anthropologists are involved in solving many social issues, this eliminated the only remaining doubt concerning the relevance of anthropology for me. Prior to that, I thought of anthropology as just another academic discipline; however, when I found out that it can also be an integral part of the solution for many practical problems, I could not but appreciate this revelation.