Anthropology — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an … Wikipedia
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
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 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
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
1990 in anthropology — 1990 in anthropologyEvents*NAGPRA, the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, is passed into US law.PublicationsBirths*Othman Abahussein Deaths*Kathleen Aberle *Michael LeirissAwards*Margaret Mead Award: Wenda Travathan *Victor… … 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
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
Molecular anthropology — is a field of anthropology in which molecular analysis is used to determine evolutionary links between ancient and modern human populations, as well as between contemporary species. Generally, comparisons are made between sequence, either DNA or… … Wikipedia
Patriarchy (anthropology) — Patriarchy (from Greek: patria meaning father and arché meaning rule) is the anthropological term used to define the condition where male members of a society tend to predominate in positions of power; with the more powerful the position, the… … Wikipedia