A Day in
the Life of an Anthropologist
The Social
Sciences have emerged through the meeting of different cultures that have
crossed their path or simply heard spoken about. It is in that optic that today
I am going to introduce you to a profession that has passionate a lot of person
for a few millennia. The ancient Greeks are the first to practice the
profession of anthropologist and they created it to learn more about the previous
civilizations. The first subject that will be approach is the job description,
then the difficulties that can be encounter of being an anthropologist and
finally the qualification require to practice this job.
First, the
anthropologists are scientists who study the development and behaviors of human
beings throughout the past. Depending on their area of expertise, they examine
biological, archaeological, linguistic or sociocultural traditions. Anthropologists
can travel the whole world to be able to examine the ruins of older
civilisation. They can either travel to some of the most exotic lands around
the world or examine and try to compare our civilisation to those that were
there before us. It is a job that make you really study the actions and development
of everyone around you.
After, the principal
difficulty that can be encounter for an anthropologist is the loneliness in which
he works. The majority are teachers in different universities and they got to
publish books exposing they’re theory to get the credit that they deserve. They
are often writing about different theories and then they have to go confirm
them. So, the second biggest problem is the expenses that excursion cost. For example,
an anthropologist that want to go see some ruins in South America has to buy a
plane ticket, and make sure to be able to live in a different country for
months. An anthropologist can for sure work on their own. There are companies
who will require the services of a consultant for independent research.
Finally, there are some qualifications that
are necessary for everyone that want to be an anthropologist. To be able to
teach in universities, student in Anthropology have to at least earn a PhD in study
linguistics, sociocultural anthropology, biological-physical anthropology, or
archaeological anthropology. Other anthropologist students make plans of
careers as researchers and educators with colleges or museums. The first job
that are taking by those graduated students is an internship with an experience
teacher in the same field of study. To study in Anthropology classes, you need
to have make other studies in History, Psychology or Politics.
I hope you
learn more about a profession that may be not very known by the majority. If
you have any question on the subject or just want to give your opinion don’t
forget to leave a comment below.
