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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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sexual stratification
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The ranking of people in a society according to sex.
social stratification
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The ranking of subgroups in a society according to wealth, power, and prestige. .
ontogeny
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The processes of growth and development of the individual from conception to death.
urbanization
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The proportionate rise in the number of people living in cities in comparison to the number living in rural areas.
incest taboo
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The prohibition of sexual intimacy between people defined as close relatives.
post-partum sex taboo
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The prohibition of a woman from having sexual intercourse for a specified period of time following the birth of a child.
oogenesis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
oogenesis, is product of ova, from the Greek ''oon''=ova
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- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)