subject: Ethnology as a Branch of Anthropology in Scientific Context [print this page] Ethnology as a Branch of Anthropology in Scientific Context
It is natural that people establish different groups and associations within a single society. The global community is divided into a great number of various ethnic and cultural groups that have some features in common. It is notable that the common features are not identified as the professional or scientific. Moreover, people can lack knowledge on the origin and nature of their habits and their belonging to a certain ethnic community. All these differences between the representatives of the same nation should be explored, analyzed, and organized in an appropriate manner. In this respect, people should know that some scientific careers are aimed at conducting researches on similarities and differences of various ethnic groups that are defined by certain aspects of racial, ethnic, and national groups of people. Ethnology in general The general notions of ethnology can be considered similar to those of anthropology. However, you should distinguish between the whole humankind and separate groups that utilize the same language and technologies in different ways. For instance, people that speak the same language use some signs (they do not do this intentionally); these signs make the same sound change the meaning of the word for representatives of other groups. Dialects can be considered the parameters that help to identify representatives of ethnic groups. Ethnology as science You can ask why this field of science is important for people. The answer would be simple: Ethnology is important for people because it enables them not to lose the line and trace all the changes that occur within the same groups of people and cause various effects. We can assume that this one of the fields that facilitates the unification of all people and helps different individuals to adjust to conditions appropriate for other social groups.
