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Anthropology - What does it mean?

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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

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