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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 — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an … 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
1994 in anthropology — 1994 in anthropologyEventsPublications* , by Anne AllisonBirths Deaths*Timothy Asch *Raymond Birdwhistell *Luther Cressman *Colin TurnbullAwards*Margaret Mead Award: Katherine A. Dettwyleree also* List of years in anthropology * 1993 in… … Wikipedia
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
Medical anthropology — is an interdisciplinary field which studies human health and disease, health care systems, and biocultural adaptation .[1] It views humans from multidimensional and ecological perspectives.[2] It is one of the most highly developed areas of… … Wikipedia
Feminist anthropology — is an approach to studying cultural anthropology that aims to correct for a perceived androcentric bias within anthropology. It came to prominence in the early 1970s, although elements of it can be seen in the works of earlier anthropologists… … Wikipedia
Paul Richards (anthropology) — Paul Richards is Professor of Technology and Agrarian Development, Wageningen University, The Netherlands. He was formerly a Professor in the Department of Anthropology, University College London for many years, and previously taught anthropology … Wikipedia
Cultural anthropology — For the journal, see Cultural Anthropology (journal). Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local… … 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
