anthropology — anthropological /an threuh peuh loj i keuhl/, anthropologic, adj. anthropologically, adv. /an threuh pol euh jee/, n. 1. the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs… … Universalium
Anthropology — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an … Wikipedia
Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… … Universalium
Transpersonal anthropology — is a subdiscipline of cultural anthropology. It studies the relationship between altered states of consciousness and culture. As with transpersonal psychology, the field is much concerned with altered states of consciousness (ASC) and… … Wikipedia
Urban anthropology — is a branch of anthropology that focuses on cultural and social processes in urban areas.A relatively new subfield that emerged in the 1960s and 70s, urban anthropology is often concerned with issues of urbanization, poverty, and neoliberalism.… … Wikipedia
philosophical anthropology — anthropology (def. 4). * * * Study of human nature conducted by the methods of philosophy. It is concerned with questions such as the status of human beings in the universe, the purpose or meaning of human life, and whether humanity can be made… … Universalium
Linguistic anthropology — is that branch of anthropology that brings linguistic methods to bear on anthropological problems, linking the analysis of semiotic and particularly linguistic forms and processes to the interpretation of sociocultural processes.Historical… … Wikipedia
Visual anthropology — is a subfield of cultural anthropology that developed out of the study and production of ethnographic photography, film and since the mid 1990s, new media. While the term is sometimes used interchangeably with ethnographic film , visual… … Wikipedia
History of anthropology — This article appears to require substantial work to meet Wikipedia s standards. Please see the talk page for discussion. This article mainly discusses 18th and 19th century precursors of modern anthropology. For more information on modern social… … Wikipedia
Philosophical anthropology — is the attempt to unify disparate ways of understanding behaviour of humans as both creatures of their social environments and creators of their own values. Although the majority of philosophers throughout the history of philosophy can be said to … Wikipedia