Contrast Cultural Anthropology, Sociology, and Social Psychology.
If there is a difference between Cultural Anthropology and Social Anthropology
please include that as well.

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Clarification of Question by grthumongous-ga on 06 Jan 2005 23:53 PST

I just need a working definition, not a PhD disertation.

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Clarification of Question by grthumongous-ga on 07 Jan 2005 01:05 PST

Pink, that was great.  Please book it as an Official Answer.

I'm delighted to know that the material I found was useful! I have
reposted the links below.

"ANTHROPOLOGY- SOCIAL 
Also referred to as cultural anthropology, this discipline is
conceptually and theoretically similar to sociology. Anthropology
originally developed as the study of non-western cultures but many
anthropologists now study western societies and the disciplines of
sociology and anthropology have been tending to converge."

Nelson Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
http://socialsciencedictionary.nelson.com/

"Social psychology is closely related to three other disciplines:
personality psychology, organizational psychology, and sociology
(social work is sometimes confused with social psychology, but it is
really more similar to counseling psychology and clinical practice).
In general, social psychology differs from personality psychology in
that it focuses more on the situational influences of behavior than on
individual differences between people; it differs from organizational
psychology in that it does not focus specifically on behavior within
organizations; and it differs from sociology in that it focuses on the
behavior of individuals and small groups more than the behavior of
large social systems and societies."

Frequently Asked Psychology Career Questions 
http://www.socialpsychology.org/facq.htm

"Social psychology differs from sociology proper in that the former
considers planes and currents, the latter groups and structures. Their
interests bring men into co-operation or conflict. They group
themselves for the purpose of co-operating or struggling, and they
devise structures as a means of adjusting interests and attaining
practical ends. Social psychology considers them only as coming into
planes or currents of uniformity, not as uniting into groups. Since
the former determine the latter more than the latter determine the
former, social psychology should precede rather than follow sociology
proper in the order of studies."

The Nature and Scope of Social Psychology
http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~lward/Ross/Ross_1908a.html

"Because sociology focuses on all the characteristics of a human
society, it has considerable overlap with other disciplines. Four
closely related fields in the social sciences are anthropology,
criminology, demography, and social psychology.

Anthropology
comes from the Greek and means the 'study of humans.' It is often
subdivided into cultural anthropology and physical anthropology.
Cultural anthropology is concerned with the growth of human society -
group behavior, the origins of religions, social customs and
conventions, technical developments, and family relationships.
Physical anthropology deals with the biological aspects of humans -
racial differences, human origins, and evolution. The goals of
anthropologists are much the same as those of sociologists, but the
means they use are different. Anthropology in its study of modern
cultures uses direct observation of human beings, their activities,
and their products. The study of past societies is dependent on the
work of archaeologists because it needs artifacts - pottery, weapons,
fabrics, and other objects - as well as skeletal remains of the people
as evidence for its findings. Some anthropologists study surviving
preliterate societies...

Social psychology
is the scientific study of individual behavior in a social and
cultural setting. Its concern is the effect of society on the
personality, motivations, and attitudes of the individual. Social
psychologists seek to answer such questions as: How are children
affected when both parents work? What is the impact of the assembly
line on the mental and emotional makeup of industrial workers? What
effects do mass media have on political and social attitudes?"

Britannica Student Encyclopedia
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/print?tocId=9277119&fullArticle=true

This was the search string that gave me the best results:

Google Web Search: "cultural anthropology" "sociology" "social
psychology" "differs from"
://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=%22cultural+anthropology%22+%22sociology%22+%22social+psychology%22+%22differs+from%22

Best,
Pink

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Clarification of Answer by pinkfreud-ga on 07 Jan 2005 11:49 PST

This might also be of use:

"In the early 20th century, sociologists and psychologists who
conducted research in non-industrial societies contributed to the
development of anthropology. It should be noted, however, that
anthropologists also conducted research in industrial societies. Today
sociology and anthropology are better contrasted according to
different theoretical concerns and methods rather than objects of
study.

Sociology has some links with social psychology, but the former is
more interested in social structures and the latter in social
behaviors."

Wikipedia: Sociology
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sociology#Sociology_and_other_social_sciences

Jolly Good.  Thanks Pink.

Some of this material might be helpful:

"ANTHROPOLOGY- SOCIAL 
Also referred to as cultural anthropology, this discipline is
conceptually and theoretically similar to sociology. Anthropology
originally developed as the study of non-western cultures but many
anthropologists now study western societies and the disciplines of
sociology and anthropology have been tending to converge."

Nelson Online Dictionary of the Social Sciences
http://socialsciencedictionary.nelson.com/

"Social psychology is closely related to three other disciplines:
personality psychology, organizational psychology, and sociology
(social work is sometimes confused with social psychology, but it is
really more similar to counseling psychology and clinical practice).
In general, social psychology differs from personality psychology in
that it focuses more on the situational influences of behavior than on
individual differences between people; it differs from organizational
psychology in that it does not focus specifically on behavior within
organizations; and it differs from sociology in that it focuses on the
behavior of individuals and small groups more than the behavior of
large social systems and societies."

Frequently Asked Psychology Career Questions 
http://www.socialpsychology.org/facq.htm

"Social psychology differs from sociology proper in that the former
considers planes and currents, the latter groups and structures. Their
interests bring men into co-operation or conflict. They group
themselves for the purpose of co-operating or struggling, and they
devise structures as a means of adjusting interests and attaining
practical ends. Social psychology considers them only as coming into
planes or currents of uniformity, not as uniting into groups. Since
the former determine the latter more than the latter determine the
former, social psychology should precede rather than follow sociology
proper in the order of studies."

The Nature and Scope of Social Psychology
http://spartan.ac.brocku.ca/~lward/Ross/Ross_1908a.html

"Because sociology focuses on all the characteristics of a human
society, it has considerable overlap with other disciplines. Four
closely related fields in the social sciences are anthropology,
criminology, demography, and social psychology.

Anthropology
comes from the Greek and means the 'study of humans.' It is often
subdivided into cultural anthropology and physical anthropology.
Cultural anthropology is concerned with the growth of human society -
group behavior, the origins of religions, social customs and
conventions, technical developments, and family relationships.
Physical anthropology deals with the biological aspects of humans -
racial differences, human origins, and evolution. The goals of
anthropologists are much the same as those of sociologists, but the
means they use are different. Anthropology in its study of modern
cultures uses direct observation of human beings, their activities,
and their products. The study of past societies is dependent on the
work of archaeologists because it needs artifacts - pottery, weapons,
fabrics, and other objects - as well as skeletal remains of the people
as evidence for its findings. Some anthropologists study surviving
preliterate societies...

Social psychology
is the scientific study of individual behavior in a social and
cultural setting. Its concern is the effect of society on the
personality, motivations, and attitudes of the individual. Social
psychologists seek to answer such questions as: How are children
affected when both parents work? What is the impact of the assembly
line on the mental and emotional makeup of industrial workers? What
effects do mass media have on political and social attitudes?"

Britannica Student Encyclopedia
http://www.britannica.com/ebi/print?tocId=9277119&fullArticle=true

Wow, thanks for the hefty tip! The five stars are very much
appreciated, too. It is always a pleasure to work for you.

~Pink