Social anthropologists study social relationships and the cultural values of humans

Social anthropologists

Social anthropologist - Malinowski
Trobriand Islands 1914 fieldwork

Ethnography is the term used to define an anthropologist’s study of social and culture behaviours, the word originates from a combination of two Greek words Ethos (people) and graphia (writing)

Franz Boas - used the term cultural relativism to describe how anthropologists must be careful not impose minority world culture and values on majority world populations

Margaret Mead - maintained culture differences were influenced by the environment and not biological in-built traits

Anthropologists use cultural relativism in their research to make sure they consider all aspects in the child’s environment including culture norms and local traditions to make sure they fully understand all influences