Social or more commonly known as Cultural Anthropology is the study of different human cultures across the globe. This subfield covers all aspects of cultural, from music to marriage practices, different leadership systems, religions, housing, and more. There are several different specialities within this subfield, including legal anthropology, business anthropology, environmental anthropology, and medical anthropology. Legal anthropology focuses on studying the systems of justice within cultures. Business anthropology focuses on applying anthropology to business systems. Environmental anthropology focuses on how humans and their culture interact with the environment. Medical anthropology focuses on the study of health and illness, including healthcare systems, in relation to humans. There are also people who specialize in studying one specific culture. 

Linguistics is the study of human language over time. There are several elements to linguistics, and four main subfields. Descriptive linguistics focuses primarily on the structural elements of language. Ethnolinguistics focuses on how language and culture are interwoven and affect each other. Historical linguistics focuses on the history of language, including language acquisition and how languages are related to one another. Sociolinguistics focuses on language in different subcultures or contexts. For example, an anthropologist may primarily study AAVE if they are a sociolinguist. 

Archaeology seeks to understand the past of humans through the examination of material remains left behind by earlier people. Some of the specialties include pre-historic archaeology, historic archaeology, and underwater archaeology. Pre-historic archaeology focuses on archaeology before written accounts of history. Historic archaeology focuses on archaeology after written accounts of history. Underwater archaeology focuses on artifacts found underneath water. An archaeologist may also focus on more specific time periods as well.

Physical or Biological anthropology is the study of the human body. There are several specialties, including Paleoanthropology, Human Variation & Adaption, Forensic anthropology, and Primatology. Paleoanthropology focuses on human evolution through the study of fossilized remains. Human Variation & Adaption focuses on biological differences between different people across the world, and how humans have been able to adapt to their unique environments. Forensic anthropology is the study of human bones to create a biological profile for use within the medical and legal field. Primatology is the study of other primate species' evolution and behavior, oftentimes to better understand human behavior. 

Applied anthropology is recently recognized as the fifth subfield of Anthropology. Applied anthropology is using data taken from anthropological research within the four subfields and their specialties to try and solve modern problems. There are several different jobs within Applied anthropology, including jobs offered in the government, museums, housing, military, and more. One example of a job within Applied anthropology is Cultural Resource Management (CRM), which is someone who examines sites to determine if there is anything of valuable cultural significance. 

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No Experience? No problem! Our club welcomes anyone who is interested in educating themselves about the subject of Anthropology. The goal of our club is to create a fun & engaging environment for students to expand their knowledge about the subject.

To become a member of Anthropology club, you must first sign into Grizzorgs. Once you are logged in to your Grizzorgs account, search Anthropology Club. Select our club profile and click request to join. Shortly afterwards, an executive board member will approve your club membership. This means your Oakland University Email Address will officially be on the Anthropology Club's email list and be sent important club information, such as meeting dates and the club newsletter. You can also find upcoming events and our monthly newsletter here on our website. Event information will also be posted to our club instagram account. The club Instagram Handle is: ou_anthroclub

Anthropology club's goal is to meet twice a month. To see upcoming events, click here: Club Events 

Anthropology club is proud to host a wide variety of events to ensure your diverse knowledge of Anthropology as a science. Our goal is to host one anthropological based event and one peer-connection based event each month. This provides our club members with ample opportunity to strengthen their anthropological knowledge and to network with their fellow peers. To see upcoming & past events, click here: Club Events 

Anthropology club is proud to have a flexible attendance possible. We understand that unexpected life events and other commitments (such as to your education and job) may interfere with some meetings. While you are encouraged to attend every event the club offers, you will not be removed from the club for missing a couple events. Many events while have an open-house style, but if you are a very regular attender it is encouraged to email the club email to let us know of your absence. If the event requires an RSVP, and something changes so that you can no longer attend, please email the club email IMMEDIATELY upon your knowledge in the change of your availability. 

Any currently enrolled Oakland University student is welcome to attend club meetings & events. Field of study does not matter to be an Anthropology club member.

To serve on the executive board for Anthropology club, you must be enrolled as a current Oakland University student. One term for the executive board is the Fall & Winter semester of one year, and members can only serve up to two terms to ensure ore students have the opportunity to gain leadership experience. Board member selections only happen at the end of the winter semester. Near the end of the winter semester, a form will be sent through the club email where you can indicate your interest in serving. Dependent on the number of applications, positions will be selected immediately or an election will be held for members of Anthropology club regularly engaged with club meetings to vote on the new board members.

The best way to contact our club is our email account.