franz uri boas was considered the founder of north american anthropology.
who is considered the founder of north american anthropology?
franz uri boas
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franz uri boas (1858–1942) was a german-born american anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "father of american anthropology". his work is associated with the movement of anthropological historicism.
franz boas
american anthropology









































american anthropology has culture as its central and unifying concept. this most commonly refers to the universal human capacity to classify and encode human experiences symbolically, and to communicate symbolically encoded experiences socially. american anthropology is organized into four fields, each of which plays an important role in research on culture:









































bullet::::1. biological anthropology









































bullet::::2. linguistic anthropology









































bullet::::3. cultural anthropology









































bullet::::4. archaeology









































research in these fields has influenced anthropologists working in other countries to different degrees.









































section::::biological anthropology.
american anthropology