PSYCHOLOGY v ANTHROPOLOGY | What's The Difference? Selecting A College Major | UCLA Student Explains

What is the difference between psychology and anthropology? While distinguishing between these two fields can be challenging, selecting which one to major in during college can be even harder. As a UCLA anthropology student going into my 4th year, I will be sharing the key similarities and differences between anthropology and psychology.

Who am I? My name is Alivia Brown and I am currently an undergraduate Anthropology student at UCLA on a mission to find a career that I love. My major does not have a straight forward "path" as many would say and I am not only determined to prove that I can be successful in my major but also demonstrate my ability to find a career that brings me joy. This is my journey to expanding my global and anthropological knowledge. This is my journey to finding the best career I can. This is my journey to finding happiness. This is my journey to success.

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[michketbouhlel]

Hey alivia, i'm starting my first year for anthropolgy, and i want to thank you because your channel and videos are so interesting and i really like the way you're talking about the anthropology 🙏🏻❤ keep going😘

[matthewcrome]

I started out majoring in Psychology as it's one of my main passions, but I'm now considering Cognitive Science and various engineering disciplines as I want to combine my psychology knowledge with math and science. However, I also love Anthropology, and am considering possibly minoring in it and/or getting an Associate's in it, and I would love to conduct some ethnographic research at some point in my life. It is always great to hear you talk about anthropology, I always learn from your videos!

[danielconiff]

Fantastic video! As a second year psychology major, I don't think I could have explained the differences and similarities any better! I agreed with you on everything you said. I'm actually taking Intro to Cultural Anthropology this semester and I'm absolutely loving it! Anthropology has offered me a fresh perspective on human behavior. Like you said, the main difference between psychology and anthropology is that anthropology is much, much more holistic. That's not to say psychology isn't holistic; psychologists have an ethical obligation to look at where a person is coming from (upbringing, community/home life, medical history) before they can even consider a diagnosis. "There are elements of anthropology in psychology and elements of psychology in anthropology." Truer words have never been spoken.
I'm considering switching my major to anthropology or even double majoring because anthropology has really opened my eyes to holism.

[dylanthomasolseadog]

Very good, thank you. Exactly what I'm trying to distinguish for my future. Obrigado

[mdmahinmdmahin]

I am a Anthropology student from Bangladesh and I really inspired by your Video
I am in love with you Alivia💖💞❤️

[coltthestarsheriff]

Even we as social anthropologists can help people, we do after all have applied anthropology and even clinical anthropology. And not to mention applicable, practicing aspects of medical and psychological anthropology that, at least in theory, deal even with one single individual. Unfortunately, I don't think we still have much experience, not like psychologists. We need to catch up.

The best recent exemple of applying social anthropology to world problems is journalist Gillian Tett's case, who almost predicted financial crisis in 2008 thanks to ethnographic research she did.

[yonishaa]

Thank you baby girl...for always making vidoes on your channel...you continue to inspire me😍😍🎉🎉🎉

[davidvergara]

What a great video! this type of content is soooo necessary! keep up the great job!

[seen]

Thank you so much for your vedios..!! I've been looking for any accadamic major, whatever the degree, besaide my mine, and I've found only Anthorpology that I could (depending on many reasons), So, my question for you please: do you think it would support my major and I could get benefit from. My Bacholar and master degrees are Geography, and I have a high cirtificate (diploma) in Geographic Information Systems. I'm also a PhD student in Geospatial Scince (in spcific: Geographic Information Scince)? I'm hesitated..! Any advice please.!

Thank you again!

[historicalfacts]

BSC psychology with congonative neuroscience at University of Nottingham faculty of natural science

[hijvutb]

Thanks alivia but iam intrested in both anthropology and psychology then but iam not convinced which one is better ?

[srijachattopadhyayofficial]

Hey Alivia, I am an Anthropology major but I want to become a clinical psychologist not a counseling psychologist so can I get an Msc in psychology to become that? help me please I am really upset

[miraadil]

I have done my post graduation now going for civil services and time to select one optional subject... can choose any seleected subjects but i have come down to psycology and anthropology
Still confused coz m from engineering field

[historicalfacts]

International psychological science union

[historicalfacts]

Psychology is the branch of the natural science

[historicalfacts]

Neuropsychology is the scientific study of brain function and behavior

[historicalfacts]

Chinese academy of sciences institute of psychology