Definition of anthropology Anthropology

/æˌnθɹʌpɑˈlʌʤi/ - [anthrupalujee] - an•thro•pol•o•gy

We found 8 definitions of anthropology from 6 different sources.

What does anthropology mean?

Noun Plural: anthropologies
anthropology - the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
		social science the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
		archaeology, archeology the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people and their cultures
		descriptive anthropology, ethnography the branch of anthropology that provides scientific description of individual human societies
		ethnology the branch of anthropology that deals with the division of humankind into races and with their origins and distribution and distinctive characteristics
		physical anthropology the branch of anthropology dealing with the genesis and variation of human beings
		cultural anthropology, social anthropology the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
		structural anthropology, structuralism a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals

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anthropology (Noun)
The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

anthropology (n.)
The science of the structure and functions of the human body.
anthropology (n.)
The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.
anthropology (n.)
That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.

anthropology
an-throp-ol′oj-i, n. the science of man, more especially considered as a social animal: the natural history of man in its widest sense, treating of his relation to the brutes, his evolution, the different races, &c.—adj. Anthropolog′ical.—adv. Anthropolog′ically.—n. Anthropol′ogist, one versed in anthropology. [Gr. anthrōpos, man, and logos, discourse—legein, to say.]

Anthropology is the study of human beings.

(In Greek "Anthropos-" means "human", and "-logy" means "study of").

Anthropology is a biological and historical social science that helps us learn how groups of people are the same, and how they are different in all parts of the world. Anthropologists do research in many places and study how people live now and how they may have lived in the past (using the study of Archaeology). They research in modern cities, small villages, tribes, and in the countryside. They study how groups of people consider time, space, life, etc.