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• 09 Mar 12
  

  Lori Nator

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  • Generally described as "the scientific study of the origin; the behavior; and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans," anthropology is distinguished from other social sciences – such as sociology – by its emphasis on what's called "cultural relativity," the principle that an individual's beliefs and activities should be interpreted in terms of his or her own culture, not that of the anthropologist. Anthropology also offers an in-depth examination of context – the social and physical conditions under which people live – and a focus on cross-cultural comparison. To you and me, that's comparing one culture to another. In short, where a sociologist might put together a questionnaire to understand what people think of an object, an anthropologist would immerse themselves in the subject and try to understand it from "within."
• 28 Aug 08
  

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• 12 Aug 08
  

  Jeremy Price
• 18 Jul 08
  

  Adam Thompson

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  Adam Bohannon

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  • Mobile phones with flashlights are just one example of a product that can emerge from this brand of user-centric design. Others include mobile phones with multiple phone books, which allow more than one person to share a single phone, a practice largely unheard of in many developed markets.
  • Others include mobile phones with multiple phone books, which allow more than one person to share a single phone, a practice largely unheard of in many developed markets.
• 17 Jul 08
  

  Anthropologists are a vital tool in developing mobile phones for the third world.

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