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Anthropology
The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.
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normative ethics
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Normative evolutionary ethics may represent a more independent attempt to use evolution, alone or partially, to justify an ethical system.
social evolution
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Social evolution is a subdiscipline of evolutionary biology that is concerned with social behaviors that have fitness consequences for individuals other than the actor. Social ...
anthropometry
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Anthropometry (Greek anthropos "man") and metron ("measure") therefore "measurement of man") refers to the measurement of the human individual.
craniometry
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
The science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.
cyborg anthropology
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Cyborg anthropology is the discipline that studies the interaction between humanity and technology from an anthropological perspective. The discipline is relatively new, but ...
anthropology of art
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Anthropology of art is a sub-field in social anthropology dedicated to the study of art in different cultural contexts. The anthropology of art focuses on historical, economic and ...
digital anthropology
Anthropology; Applied anthropology
Digital anthropology is the study of the relationship between humans and digital-era technology, and extends to various areas where anthropology and technology intersect.
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