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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 — ANTHROPOLOGY, literally an account of man, is the comparative study of human societies and cultures. Anthropology has four major subfields: archaeology , the study of past cultures through an examination of material remains; biological (physical) … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Social anthropology — is the branch of anthropology that studies how currently living human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long term, intensive field studies (including participant observation methods),… … Wikipedia
1984 in anthropology — 1984 in anthropologyEvents* Turkana Boy is discovered.Publications* Muelos: A Stone Age Superstition about Sexuality , by Weston La BarreBirths Deaths*Michel Foucault *Audrey RichardsAwards*Margaret Mead Award: Sue E. Erstoffee also* List of… … Wikipedia
1986 in anthropology — 1986 in anthropologyEvents*The Human Genome Project is launched.Publications* Writing Culture , ed. by James Clifford and George E. MarcusBirths Deaths*Morton Fried *Elman ServiceAwards*Margaret Mead Award: Jill Korbinee also* List of years in… … 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
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
Darwinian anthropology — describes an approach to anthropological analysis which employs various theories from darwinian evolutionary biology. Whilst there are a number of areas of research that can come under this broad description (Marks, 2004)[1] some specific… … Wikipedia
Cyborg anthropology — is the discipline that studies the interaction between humanity and technology from an anthropological perspective. The discipline is relatively new compared to the broader field of anthropology, but offers novel insights on new technological… … Wikipedia
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
