The scientific study of culture, with the goal of understanding the roots of human and non-human cultural behavior through a study of present and past human cultures, human biology, and the biology and culture of humanity's genetic relatives.
Anthropology is broken up into five main branches: Cultural Anthropology, which studies existing human cultures; Arcaheology, which studies human cultures in the past; Linguistics, which studies the development of human language; Physical (Forensic) Anthropology, which stuides human biology; and Primatology, which studies primates and their cultures, human's closest genetic. relatives .
Anthropology is broken up into five main branches: Cultural Anthropology, which studies existing human cultures; Arcaheology, which studies human cultures in the past; Linguistics, which studies the development of human language; Physical (Forensic) Anthropology, which stuides human biology; and Primatology, which studies primates and their cultures, human's closest genetic. relatives .
by Stibbons April 19, 2005
The cultural and physical scientific study of humankind indiscriminate of time, place and race in an attempt to explain the origin of humankind.
by DesPERRYado November 01, 2004
A fascinating subject of humanity. Unfortunately, however, humans who study this usually have absolutely no job and are greatly swallowed in debt.
Yeah, anthropology is interesting, but I can't say that I would be comfortable with living in a box.
by TheFineFinnishIndividual March 12, 2013
by random person that helps you January 16, 2018
Regret for majoring in anthropology.
Whenever I apply for a job, I have to anthropologize about my major.
I anthropologized to my parents last night.
I anthropologized to my parents last night.
by softserve February 20, 2007
When you wear a cute piece of clothing from an expensive establishment, like Anthropologie, and feel guilty for spending that much money on clothing when there are starving children in the world. Every time somebody compliments you and asks where you got it, you feel the need to insist you got it on sale.
I had to Anthropologize when Lexie asked where I got my shirt, insisting it was only $40 in the sale room.
by perritos March 04, 2015
by maggiemay122790 October 04, 2010