social anthropology — The study of the entire range of cultures and societies in the world, although originally the discipline tended to concentrate on non Western and so called primitive societies. There are significant overlaps with sociology , but also important… … Dictionary of sociology
physical anthropology — noun Date: 1873 anthropology concerned with the comparative study of human evolution, variation, and classification especially through measurement and observation compare cultural anthropology • physical anthropologist noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
List of years in anthropology — NOTOC 1800s 1900s 2000s1800s1800 1801 1802 1803 1804 1805 1806 1807 1808 1809 1810 1811 1812 1813 1814 1815 1816 1817 1818 1819 1820 1821 1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1828 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842… … Wikipedia
19th century — For other uses, see 19th century (disambiguation). Millennium: 2nd millennium Centuries: 18th century · 19th century · 20th century Decades: 1800s 1810s 18 … Wikipedia
religion, study of — Introduction attempt to understand the various aspects of religion, especially through the use of other intellectual disciplines. The history of mankind has shown the pervasive influences of religion, and thus the study of religion,… … Universalium
List of Russian explorers — The Russian Empire at its peak in 1866, including the spheres of influence; this territorial expansion largely corresponds to the extent of contiguous exploration by Russians. This is a list of explorers from the Russian Federation, Soviet Union … Wikipedia
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Charles Samuel Myers — FRS[1] (13 March 1873 –12 October 1946) was a significant English psychologist, who coined the term shell shock. He was co founder of the British Psychological Society and the National Institute of Industrial Psychology. Contents 1 Biography 1.1… … Wikipedia
Scientific racism — denotes the use of scientific, or ostensibly scientific, findings and methods to support or validate racist attitudes and worldviews. It is based on belief in the existence and significance of racial categories, but extends this into a hierarchy… … Wikipedia
Craniometry — is the technique of measuring the bones of the skull. It is distinct from phrenology, the study of personality and character, and physiognomy, the study of facial features. However, these fields have all claimed the ability to predict traits or… … Wikipedia