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Anthropology vs Ethology - What's the difference?

anthropology | ethology |

As nouns the difference between anthropology and ethology

is that anthropology is the holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method while ethology is the scientific study of human and animal behaviour.

anthropology

English

(wikipedia anthropology)

Noun

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  • 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 notes

    * 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.

    Meronyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    () * anthropologic * anthropological * anthropologist * cultural anthropology * social anthropology * paleoanthropology * physical anthropology * biological anthropology * linguistic anthropology * socio-cultural anthropology * neuroanthropology

    See also

    * archaeology * paleontology * sociology

    External links

    * * English words suffixed with -ology

    ethology

    English

    (wikipedia ethology)

    Noun

  • (zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
  • (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.

    • Related terms

    * ethologist

    See also

    * ethnology

    External links

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    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ology