Dear All I'm in the process of reviewing different perspectives on online (learning) communities. As someone from a sciences/psychology background, I would very much appreciate a definition of the distinction between anthropology and sociology in this area. From what I've read so far, and on a very basic level, it seems that anthropology would focus on the differences amongst people - their shared values and meanings - in different communities; while a sociological approach might be more interested in the structures, social order, etc within different communities. Can anyone point me to an appropriate article, or suggest a definition? Thanks for your help. Rachel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr Rachel A Harris Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning and Assessment University of Glasgow Florentine House 53 Hillhead Street Glasgow, G12 8QQ 0141 330 2878 r.harris@udcf.gla.ac.uk www.scrolla.ac.uk