| （School of Physical Education，South China Normal University，Guangzhou 510006，China) Abstract: The author studied theories and methods in sports anthropology. By reviewing and revealing the where-from and whereto of anthropology panoramically, the author analyzed continental, British and American academic traditions and research methods from physical anthropology to cultural anthropology, their influence on physical education study from such three perspectives of anthropological development as application and localization, and emphasized the realistic significance of such two major characteristics of anthropology as being equally good at arts and science and being hardheaded to the exploration of physical education theories nowadays.
Key words: sport anthropology；anthropology；physical education study；theory and method |
