Definition of Cultural Anthropology

There are various sciences that study the human being but each analyses from the perspective of study. Cultural anthropology is one of the sciences that deepens the knowledge of the human being whereas analysis of the Customs and traditions of the peoples and their influence on the values and the lifestyle of the people. This discipline also called social anthropology, i.e., takes as its object of study society from different points of view: study of the myths, political structure of peoples, types of family and social interaction, quality of life, power...

The culture is second nature

Cultural anthropology explains that in order to understand a human being, it is important to also know the environment in which you live since this environment influences directly in their way of being. This kind of knowledge also studies, therefore, the social dimension of the human being as a being of customs that ends up as normal and logical internalized many of the traditions observed in their immediate environment. From this point of view, culture is like second nature.
The human being, as direct social agent, is also a be ethical (ethics is one of the disciplines studied by cultural anthropology). Morality may also have a few nuances specific depending on the type of culture. Social anthropology also explores the important differences and similarities that exist between the various types of culture and historical context.

Know the essence of the peoples

Cultural anthropology studies the way of life the more developed villages and also the most primitive. Culture is important because it provides an identity to the group who feels identified with that essence. I.e., the value of the Group also shows the reinforcement of membership that the individual feels to be part of an environment that shares values and customs.
The observation is one of the most used methods in the cultural antrología to analyze the traditions of a people from objective data and not from hypotheses and assumptions. This science is also important because it allows human to know its historical evolution and development.