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Top: Science: Social_Sciences: Anthropology: Cultural_Anthropology
To anthropologists, culture is the complex of learned, non-genetic behavior shared by the members of a society. Cultural anthropologists document the cultures of specific societies, and/or compare different societies in order to derive general principles of cultural evolution and human adaptation. It is the emphasis on cross-cultural comparison that helps distinguish cultural anthropology from many other Western social sciences.
Ethnography describes the aspect of cultural anthropology concerned with the descriptive documentation of living cultures.
Journals, newsletters, and other periodicals specializing in some or all aspects of cultural anthropology.
The anthropological study of mass media.
Discussions of, and instruction on "doing cultural anthropology", especially ethnographic fieldwork.
Professional, academic, and student organizations specializing in some or all forms cultural anthropology.
The anthropological study of visual communication and the use of visual media in anthropology.
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