Difference between Sociology and Anthropology

This article is an attempt to catalogue the various ways in which the difference between sociology and anthropology has been described, and to arrive at a definition of both, thereby.


 * Purpose
 * "The primary goal of anthropology is to understand human diversity and cultural difference, while sociology is more solution-oriented with the goal of fixing social problems through policy"


 * Study methods
 * "Anthropologists conduct research using ethnography (a qualitative research method), while sociologists use both qualitative and quantitative methods"


 * Subject of study
 * "Anthropology studies human behavior more at the individual level, while sociology focuses more on group behavior and relations with social structures and institutions"