Anthropologist Career Description
Anthropology is about people, their relationships, and how they live together as members of society. It contributes to the understanding and explanation of socio-cultural behaviour. It increases awareness of the diversity and similarity in human responses to the challenges of daily life, and to stress and conflict. It promotes understanding across boundaries between people in all spheres of life and endeavours to contribute to the solving of human problems.
What am I going to do in this occupation?
Anthropologists study human societies worldwide with reference to kinship, political organisation, religion, legal system, economy, language, education, health care, and art, in
other words people's lifestyle or culture. Anthropologists also pay particular attention to the rich variety of its inhabitants.
Requirements
What kind of personality do I need? Anthropologists should be able to communicate well, develop and maintain good interpersonal relations with people from all communities and be patient and tactful, especially when interviewing people and gathering information.
Where can I work?
Because of Anthropology's relevance and applicability to everyday life, anthropologists can work in a variety of contexts and occupations such as: universities and other educational institutions, museums, reconstruction and development programmes, personnel (human resources), tourism, law enforcement, social work, architecture and town planning, advertising, communication Uournalism, television and marketing), legal practise, business and industry (labour relations and marketing), socio-cultural impact assessment, health care services, conflict management, and community development.
Can I work for myself in this occupation?
Anthropologists with experience can establish themselves as consultants. Employers who, for example, must test, select, train and motivate people from different backgrounds, require information of a socio-cultural nature on people's perceptions and experience, or who wish to introduce new products or methods, may obtain professional knowledge and assistance from a consultant anthropologist.
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