anthropology
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin anthropologia, from anthropo- (from Ancient Greek ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”)) + -logy (from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía)).
PronunciationEdit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌænθɹəˈpɒlədʒi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌænθɹəˈpɑːlədʒi/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ɒlədʒi
NounEdit
anthropology (uncountable)
- The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
- According to anthropology, there are six basic patterns of kinship terminology (i.e., "kin naming systems"): Sudanese, Hawaiian, Eskimo, Crow, Omaha, and Iroquois.
Usage notesEdit
- Anthropology is distinguished from other social science disciplines by its emphasis on in-depth examination of context, cross-cultural comparisons, and the importance it places on long-term, experiential immersion in the area of research.
MeronymsEdit
- See also Thesaurus:anthropology
- anthropologic
- anthropological
- anthropologist
- anthroposociology
- astroanthropology
- bioanthropology
- biological anthropology
- cultural anthropology
- ethnoanthropology
- linguistic anthropology
- neuroanthropology
- palaeoanthropology
- paleoanthropology
- physical anthropology
- social anthropology
- socioanthropology
- socio-cultural anthropology
- structural anthropology
- xenoanthropology
TranslationsEdit
the study of humanity
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See alsoEdit
Further readingEdit
- anthropology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- anthropology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- "anthropology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 31.