Relationship between the two sciences:Sociology and Anthropology are closely related with each other. Both are interdependent. In the broadest sense Sociology and Anthropology are one and the same. Sociology is greatly benefitted by anthropological studies. Sociologists have to depend upon anthropologists to understand the present day social phenomena. Sociological topics like the origin of the family, the beginning of marriage, private property etc. can be better understood in the light of anthropological knowledge. Sociology has borrowed many concepts like cultural area, cultural traits, cultural lag, culture patterns etc. from socio-cultural anthropology.Anthropology as a discipline is so closely related to Sociology that two are indistinguishable. One cannot prosper without the help of the other. The conclusions drawn by sociologists have also helped the anthropologists in their studies.