Abstract: Myriad philosophical issues arise from the disciplines of sociology and anthropology. Depending
on how your university has chosen to carve itself into departments, the faculty members of
an Anthropology Department may study symbolism, economic relationships, language, institutional structures, politics, history, and more. Members of the Sociology Department will study
these topics with an additional emphasis on institutions, large-scale societies, urban settings,
and social change. There are, of course differences. Anthropology, especially in the USA, has
traditionally included archeology, human evolution, and the biological variation among humans
(physical anthropology) within its scope, while the sociological concern with social structure
overlaps with topics studied in psychology, political science, and economics. Indeed, it is difficult to find any topic in the social sciences that anthropologists or sociologists do not study.
As a result, almost every chapter of this volume raises an issue in the philosophy of sociology
and anthropology. The definitive issues in the philosophy of sociology and anthropology arise
from concepts that play distinctive roles in sociology and anthropology. This chapter will discuss
two: culture and norm.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-12-22
Language: en
Type: article
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