From this argument, Carrithers states that anthropology cannot be regarded as a scientific discipline as anthropological knowledge is in no sense scientific (Carrithers, 1990:263). ... Hickman regards science in broader terms than Carrithers, as "a disciplined, systematic inquiry that attempts some degree of transparency in staking claims about the world, regardless of the relative social constructedness of those worlds" (Hickman, 2010:2). ... Kluckhorn also considers anthropology to be a science, arguing that anthropology must be scientific as it deals with different phenomena and the inter...

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The Social Sciences The social sciences deal in rational ways with human nature, our thoughts and feelings, our behavior, our relationships with one another, and the factors that affect and influence us. Social Sciences: anthropology, economics, geography, political science, psychology, and sociology stimulate our intellectual and personal growth by improving our understanding of our own and other ways of life. Our basic customs, of human development, of human social relations, and of the economic, political, social, and cultural systems in which we as individuals live. ... Anthropology d...

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Its purpose is to build better relationships by achieving human objectives, organizational objectives and social objectives. ... It is a field of study that uses contributions from other behavioral disciplines, such as anthropology, psychology, sociology, and political science. ...

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Civil society is defined as "the arena of uncoerced collective action around shared interests, purposes and values, covering common interests whether it be political, economic, cultural, scientific, anthropological, social interests" (Mathi, 2008). Civil society groups fulfill an important function as they work voluntarily to bring about positive social changes and provide better services to the people. ... In a panel discussion with social activists organized by the National Volunteer and Philanthropy Centre, social activists felt that the "Singapore government's tight grip over civi...

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During my visit, I analyzed my encounters with Hinduism in terms of the anthropological definition of religion, "a set of beliefs based on a unique vision of how the world ought to be, often revealed through insights into a supernatural power, and lived out in the community" (577). ... Durkheim's view of religion as a social matter, something that is practiced with others was also visible in the Hindu Temple, as devotees participated in the Prasad ("that which gives peace). ... They remind people to keep God at the center of all activities, maintain a low ego, despite socia...

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