What is the relationship between psychology and anthropology?
The relationship between them is that they are both concerned with what is innate in humans and what is man-made, ie.e the nature v nurture debate. Psychology studies people in a somewhat isolated context (compared to anthropolgy, even the observations of social psychologists see people in a fairly individualistic light), looking at the way their minds work and respond to a given stimulus. People from different cultures, backgrounds, genders, age groups, etc, will be compared, so that it can be noted whether they respond differently and if so why, or whether all respond in the same way, in which case it could be assumed that their response is “natural” or innate. Anthropology considers societies, and when looking at individuals they are seen as a part or component or product of their society. The aim is still to look at nature v nurture, but in the sense of how societies respond to problems or other stimuli, rather than individuals. Different societies will be compared with one another
