anthropologies
Human society disciplines
Anthropologies is the plural of anthropology, the study of human societies, cultures, and their development.
The plural typically appears when distinguishing different schools of thought or regional traditions within the discipline: American and European anthropologies developed along different lines.
It can also refer to multiple anthropological perspectives applied to a single subject: various anthropologies of religion.
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
folklore · heritage · religion · language · foodways · migration
Relating to shared traditions
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- linguisticConcerning language study
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
- physicalOf body or matter
sociocultural · paleoanthropology · primatology · ethnology · bioarchaeology · ecological · medical · visual
Human-like primate family
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- primatesOrder of higher mammals
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
- NeanderthalsExtinct European hominins
Australopithecus · Leakey · adaptation · Denisovans · Lucy · paleoanthropology
State of being related
- cultureCollective social practices
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
liminality · reciprocity · ethnocentrism · symbolism · cosmology · mythology · enculturation · othering
Systematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- excavationAct of unearthing
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
- osteologyScientific study of bones
Polish-British anthropologist, ethnography founder
- Lévi-StraussFrench structural anthropologist
- BenedictMale name, blessed
- TurnerOne operating a lathe
- DouglasType of conifer
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- beliefsAccepted truths, personal
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
artifacts · folklore · heritage · religion · language · foodways · migration
cultural
Relating to shared traditions
- biologicalRelating to living organisms
- linguisticConcerning language study
- forensicPertaining to legal investigation
physical · sociocultural · paleoanthropology · primatology · ethnology · bioarchaeology · ecological · medical · visual · urban
hominids
Human-like primate family
- bipedalismWalking on two limbs
- primatesOrder of higher mammals
- fossilsPreserved ancient organism traces
Neanderthals · Australopithecus · Leakey · adaptation · Denisovans · Lucy · paleoanthropology
kinship
State of being related
- cultureCollective social practices
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- tabooCultural or social prohibition
totem · liminality · reciprocity · ethnocentrism · symbolism · cosmology · mythology · enculturation · othering · hybridity
ethnography
Systematic study of peoples
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- excavationAct of unearthing
- interviewsFormal evaluative conversations
osteology · genealogies · surveys · mapping
Malinowski
Polish-British anthropologist, ethnography founder
- Lévi-StraussFrench structural anthropologist
- BenedictMale name, blessed
- TurnerOne operating a lathe
anthropologiesbiologies
Studies of living systems
botanies · natural sciences · physical sciences · hard sciences · ecologies
anthropologiesphysics
Science of matter and energy
econometrics · chemistries · psychometrics · mathematics · statistics
- forensic anthropologistAnalyzes human remains for investigations
anthropologist, anthropological, anthropologists, anthropologically