A report on Anthropology
Scientific study of humanity, concerned with human behavior, human biology, cultures, societies, and linguistics, in both the present and past, including past human species.
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Cultural anthropology
11 linksCultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans.
Sociology
14 linksSocial science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
Social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.
The field predominated in continental Europe, with British anthropology and statistics generally following on a separate trajectory.
Franz Boas
11 linksFranz Uri Boas (July 9, 1858 – December 21, 1942) was a German-born American anthropologist and a pioneer of modern anthropology who has been called the "Father of American Anthropology".
Social anthropology
7 linksStudy of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures.
Study of patterns of behaviour in human societies and cultures.
It is the dominant constituent of anthropology throughout the United Kingdom and Commonwealth and much of Europe, where it is distinguished from cultural anthropology.
Culture
7 linksUmbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
Umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.
Culture is considered a central concept in anthropology, encompassing the range of phenomena that are transmitted through social learning in human societies.
Social science
8 linksOne of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
One of the branches of science, devoted to the study of societies and the relationships among individuals within those societies.
In addition to sociology, it now encompasses a wide array of academic disciplines, including anthropology, archaeology, economics, human geography, linguistics, management science, communication science, political science and psychology.
Ethnography
7 linksEthnography (from Greek ἔθνος ethnos "folk, people, nation" and γράφω grapho "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures.
American Anthropological Association
5 linksThe American Anthropological Association (AAA) is an organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology.
Biological anthropology
4 linksScientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective.
Scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their extinct hominin ancestors, and related non-human primates, particularly from an evolutionary perspective.
This subfield of anthropology systematically studies human beings from a biological perspective.
Archaeology
4 linksScientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
Scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
In Europe it is often viewed as either a discipline in its own right or a sub-field of other disciplines, while in North America archaeology is a sub-field of anthropology.