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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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innovation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The process of adopting a new thing, idea, or behavior pattern into a culture.
enculturation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The process by which human infants learn their culture.
social division of labor
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The process by which a society is formed by the integration of its smaller groups or subsets.
socialization
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The process by which a person acquires the technical skills of his or her society, the knowledge of the kinds of behavior that are understood and acceptable in that society, and ...
politics
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The process by which a community's decisions are made, rules for group behavior are established, competition for positions of leadership is regulated, and the disruptive effects ...
preservation potential
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The probability of a bone's being preserved after death.
sampling
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The probabilistic, systematic, or judgmental selection of a sub-element from a larger population, with the aim of approximating a representative picture of the whole.
Sub-categories
- Applied anthropology (144)
- Archaeology (76)
- Cultural anthropology (31040)
- Ethnology (33)
- Forensic anthropology (31)
- Mythology (5625)
- Physical anthropology (13414)