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Overview of and topical guide to anthropology
The following
outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to anthropology:
Anthropology – study of
humankind . Anthropology has origins in the
natural sciences , the
humanities , and the
social sciences .
[1] The term was first used by
François Péron when discussing his encounters with
Tasmanian Aborigines .
[2]
What type of thing is anthropology?
Anthropology can be described as all of the following:[
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Academic discipline – body of knowledge given to – or received by – a disciple (student); a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialise in.
Field of science – widely recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer-reviewed research is published. There are many sociology-related scientific journals.
Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society.
History of anthropology
History of anthropology
Fields of anthropology
Archaeological and biological subfields
Outline of archaeology
Linguistics subfields
Outline of linguistics
Socio-cultural anthropology subfields
Applied anthropology , the application of the method and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems
Anthropology of art
Cognitive anthropology , concerned with what people from different groups know and how that implicit knowledge, in the sense of what they think subconsciously, changes the way people perceive and relate to the world around them
Communication studies
Cultural studies
Digital anthropology , the study of the relationship between humans and digital-era technology
Anthropology of development
Ecological anthropology
Economic anthropology
Historical anthropology
Anthropology of gender & sexuality
Kinship & family
Legal anthropology
Media anthropology
Medical anthropology
Political anthropology
Psychological anthropology , studies the interaction of cultural and mental processes
Public anthropology
Anthropology of religion
Transpersonal anthropology , studies the relationship between altered states of consciousness and culture
Urban anthropology , concerned with issues of urbanization, poverty, and neoliberalism
Visual anthropology , the study and production of ethnographic photography
Other subfields
General anthropology concepts
Theories
Methods and frameworks
Anthropology organizations
American Anthropological Association , a professional organization of scholars and practitioners in the field of anthropology
American Association of Physical Anthropologists , based in the United States
American Ethnological Society
Anthropological Society of London , founded 1863
Anthropological Society of Victoria , formed in 1934
Anthropological Survey of India , the apex Indian organisation involved in anthropological studies and field data research
Ardabil Anthropology Museum , a museum in Ardabil, Iran
Australian Anthropological Society , the professional association representing anthropologists in Australia
Center for World Indigenous Studies
Ethnological Society of London
Indian Anthropological Society , the representative body of the professional anthropologists in India
Institute of Anthropology and Ethnography , Russian institute of research, specializing in ethnographic studies of cultural and physical anthropology
Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology , a research institute based in Leipzig
Maxwell Museum of Anthropology , an anthropology museum located on the University of New Mexico campus
Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Cambridge , the university's collections of local antiquities, together with archaeological and ethnographic artefacts from around the world
National Anthropological Archives , an archive maintained by the Smithsonian Institution
Network of Concerned Anthropologists
N. N. Miklukho-Maklai Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre , an academic institution in Thailand
Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland , a long-established anthropological organisation
Society for Anthropological Sciences
Society for Applied Anthropology
Society for Medical Anthropology , an organization formed to promote study of anthropological aspects of health, illness, health care, and related topics
South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology , a University of South Carolina research institute
USC Center for Visual Anthropology , a center located at the University of Southern California
Books, journals, and other literature
Anthropology scholars
Anthropology lists
See also
Related fields
References
External links