Compare the job paths for anthropology and sociology in 2026. Find the degree that best suits your objectives by ...

Peter Benson, Ph.D., is a cultural anthropologist who teaches courses on culture, film, capitalism, social theory, and ethnography. He received a Ph.D. in social anthropology from Harvard University ...

Social and cultural anthropology examines the myriad ways in which human societies organise themselves, create meaning, and negotiate change. It encompasses the study of social institutions, rituals, ...

Robert Alan LeVine (1932–2023) was one of the founders or an early advocate of psychological anthropology, a social science discipline at the intersection of socio-cultural anthropology, psychology, ...

Kedron Thomas, Ph.D., is an associate professor with the Department of Anthropology at the University of Delaware. She is a cultural anthropologist with interests in the globalization of trade and ...

Introduction / Talal Asad -- A review of the New Left critique of social anthropology / Peter Forster -- The anthropologist as reluctant imperialist / Wendy James -- The discipline and its sponsors / ...

Cecilia is a freelance writer, content marketing strategist and author covering education, technology and energy. She is a current contributor to the Forbes Advisor education vertical and holds a ...

UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Anthropology Donald L. Brenneis was recently selected among the roughly 250 new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, ...

Hildred Storey Geertz, professor of anthropology, emeritus, died peacefully at home in Princeton on Sept. 30. She was 95. Geertz, who specialized in the study of social organization in relation to ...

Gananath “Obey” Obeyesekere, professor of anthropology, emeritus, died at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on March 25. He was 95. An ethnographer of religion whose scholarship bridged the disciplines ...