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Anthropologist - Tasks and specialisations

Kaimātai Tikanga Tangata

Tasks & duties

Anthropologists may do some or all of the following:
  • study and compare societies and cultures 
  • gather information on the culture, behaviour, language, economics and biology of societies and individuals 
  • observe and record group relationships and activities
  • carry out fieldwork, which may involve living with people of different cultures
  • write up and present research findings  
  • advise government departments and private organisations on cultural matters and concerns of different groups and cultures  
  • teach anthropology. 
An anthropologist working in the field

An anthropologist doing field research

 

Specialisations

Anthropologists usually specialise in a specific area of anthropology, such as:
  • social/cultural anthropology
  • biological anthropology
  • physical anthropology
  • forensic anthropology
  • linguistic anthropology
  • ethnomusicology.

 

Hal Levine

"Anything that you’re interested in has some anthropological content to it. One of my students was interested in astronomy, so he did a study of New Zealand astronomical associations. It gives you a great deal of freedom."

Hal Levine - Anthropologist

 
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Updated May 2010
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