the science that deals with the origins, physical and cultural development, biological characteristics, and social customs and beliefs of humankind
2.
the study of human beings' similarity to and divergence from other animals
3.
the science of humans and their works
4. Also called: philosophical anthropology
the study of the nature and essence of humankind
Derived forms
anthropological (ˌænθrəpəˈlɑdʒɪkəl) or anthropologic
adjective
anthropologically
adverb
Word origin
[1585–95; anthropo- + -logy]
Examples of 'anthropology' in a sentence
anthropology
This book is mainly about cultural anthropology.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
Cultural anthropology is the original multicultural approach to human social life.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
But here we shall deal mainly with the applied aspects of cultural anthropology.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
This transformation did not result primarily from scientific advances in biology and physical anthropology.
Hollinger, David A. Postethnic America: Beyond Multiculturalism (1995)
History and anthropology do not throw up many examples of poor people wasting money.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She has a year until her final exams and hopes to study anthropology at university.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Archaeology and cultural anthropology possess similar goals but differ in the methods they use and the cultures they study.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
Then he went to Cambridge to read anthropology.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
All this led her to apply to read social anthropology at Oxford.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
It's a battle that cries out for a dash of social anthropology.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
He looked at history from the standpoint of social anthropology, the discipline in which he was first trained.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Most of them have picked up a degree in social anthropology or the like and a good working knowledge of Goa.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
To tell a story of the world in 15 minutes through a series of objects requires a sure grasp of cultural and social anthropology.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is a one-year course that involves studying the anthropology of northern peoples and indigenous knowledge systems as well as the polar physical sciences.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
A small acquaintance with history or anthropology suggests that humans have the capacity for the most outlandish beliefs as well as the most wicked crimes.
The Times Literary Supplement (2013)
Before studying anthropology, he replied - anthropology?
Oxenhorn, Harvey Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic (1990)
Critical social theory Anthropology and sociology have provided us with an explicit critique of Western culture or civilization.
de Haan, Willem The Politics of Redress - crime, punishment and penal abolition (1989)
Its ten contributors are drawn not only from archaeology, but also from social anthropology, philosophy and theology.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
Just as the majority of students who study mathematics do not become mathematicians, so too the majority of students who study anthropology do not become anthropologists.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
Cultural anthropology has shown the modern world, the presumed apex of progress, to be often more cruel than supposedly barbaric societies.
Christianity Today (2000)
Many of the findings and theories of history and anthropology (particularly cultural anthropology and archaeology) form an important part of this book.
Sanderson, Stephen K. Macrosociology: An Introduction to Human Societies (1995)
At the university, I lectured in physical anthropology.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
anthropology
British English: anthropology /ˌænθrəˈpɒlədʒɪ/ NOUN
Anthropology is the study of people, society, and culture.
American English: anthropology
Arabic: الَأنْثروبولوجيا
Brazilian Portuguese: antropologia
Chinese: 人类学
Croatian: antropologija
Czech: antropologie
Danish: antropologi
Dutch: antropologie
European Spanish: antropología
Finnish: antropologia
French: anthropologie
German: Anthropologie
Greek: ανθρωπολογία
Italian: antropologia
Japanese: 人類学
Korean: 인류학
Norwegian: antropologi
Polish: antropologia
European Portuguese: antropologia
Romanian: antropologie
Russian: антропология
Latin American Spanish: antropología
Swedish: antropologi
Thai: มานุษยวิทยา
Turkish: insan bilimi
Ukrainian: антропологія
Vietnamese: nhân chủng học
All related terms of 'anthropology'
cultural anthropology
the branch of anthropology dealing with cultural as opposed to biological and racial features
forensic anthropology
the branch of physical anthropology in which anthropological data , criteria , and techniques are used to determine the sex , age, genetic population , or parentage of skeletal or biological materials in questions of civil or criminal law
physical anthropology
the branch of anthropology dealing with the genetic aspect of human development and its physical variations
social anthropology
the branch of anthropology that deals with cultural and social phenomena such as kinship systems or beliefs, esp of nonliterate peoples