Anthropology vs Psychology - What's the difference?
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The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.
(uncountable) The study of the human mind.
(uncountable) The study of human behavior.
(uncountable) The study of animal behavior.
(countable) The mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining to a specified person, group, or activity.
* 1970 , Mary M. Luke, A Crown for Elizabeth , page 8:
* 1969 , Victor Alba, The Latin Americans , page 42:
As nouns the difference between anthropology and psychology
is that anthropology is the holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method while psychology is (uncountable) the study of the human mind.anthropology
English
(wikipedia anthropology)Noun
(-)- 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 alsoDerived terms
() * anthropologic * anthropological * anthropologist * cultural anthropology * social anthropology * paleoanthropology * physical anthropology * biological anthropology * linguistic anthropology * socio-cultural anthropology * neuroanthropologySee also
* archaeology * paleontology * sociologyExternal links
* * English words suffixed with -ologypsychology
English
(wikipedia psychology)Noun
- For generations, historians have conjectured everything from a warped psychology to a deformed body as accounting for Elizabeth's preferred spinsterhood...
- In the United States, the psychology of a laborer, a farmer, a businessman does not differ in any important respect.
