Anthropology

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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ecological anthropology

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Ecological anthropology is a sub-field of anthropology and is defined as the "study of cultural adaptations to environments.

environmental anthropology

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Environmental anthropology is a sub-specialty within the field of anthropology that takes an active role in examining the relationships between humans and their environment across ...

economic anthropology

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Economic anthropology is a scholarly field that attempts to explain human economic behavior in its widest historic, geographic and cultural scope. It is practiced by ...

feminist anthropology

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Feminist Anthropology is a four field approach to anthropology ( archeological, biological, cultural, linguistic) that seeks to reduce male bias in research findings, ...

legal anthropology

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Legal anthropology, also known as Anthropology of Law is a sub-discipline of anthropology which specializes in "the cross-cultural study of social ordering.

anthropology of media

Anthropology; Applied anthropology

Anthropology of media (also anthropology of mass media, media anthropology) is an area of study within social or cultural anthropology that emphasizes ethnographic studies as a ...