Applied anthropology

Applied anthropology

Applied anthropology is the practical application of anthropological data, methodology, perspective and theory to asses and solve contemporary social problems.

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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 behaviors can be ...

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 is the discipline that studies the interaction between humanity and technology from an anthropological perspective. The discipline is relatively new, but offers novel insights on ...

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 aesthetic ...

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.