It goes without saying that all three fields in the social sciences, psychology, sociology, and anthropology, play a vital role in the understanding of human beings, and their examination is highly essential and engaging. However, for the moment, I am interested more in anthropology as I believe this science helps understand people more comprehensively. First of all, I may say that I prefer to examine individuals in groups.
Regardless of individual characteristics, social collectives may be characterized by particular common behavior, culture, values, and beliefs which, in turn, may influence every member of these groups. At the same time, the main advantage of anthropology that attracts me is the focus of this science on humans’ past and present (American Anthropological Association, 2021). Anthropology aims to understand what makes every person a human and creates culture. It explains how the world influences people and how people influence the world throughout history.
In general, anthropology includes several areas: archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. From a personal perspective, linguistic anthropology is the most attractive interdisciplinary study of social sciences. First of all, it is not covered by sociology or psychology as much as by anthropology. Moreover, I would like to learn more about how languages form cultures, and how different cultures impact languages. It goes without saying that one of the most important purposes of anthropology is the search for solutions for modern issues through the investigation of humans’ past.
Thus, I wish to contribute to common social wellbeing as well through the application of social, physical, and biological sciences. In particular, I am highly interested in whether any modern issues may be positively affected by languages and their connection with various cultures.
Reference
American Anthropological Association. (2021). What is anthropology? Web.