Topics: Social Sciences : Anthropology
Anthropology is the study of humankind everywhere, throughout time. Anthropology involves the study of people, their origins, biological variations and characteristics, their languages and cultural patterns, their social structures and institutions, and their adaptation to their environment.
Academic Departments
College and university departments offering anthropology courses.
Africa,
Asia,
Europe,
Middle East,
North America,
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Anthropologists
Contemporary and historical anthropologists.
Biological Anthropologists,
Boas, Franz,
Cultural Anthropologists,
Linguistic Anthropologists,
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Applied Anthropology
The application of anthropology principles to contemporary human problems.
Journals,
Organizations,
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Biological Anthropology
The study of human (and other primate) biological evolution adaptation, and diversity.
Forensic Anthropology,
Journals,
Organizations,
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Cultural Anthropology
To anthropologists, culture is the complex of learned, non-genetic behavior shared by the members of a society.
Ethnography,
Journals,
Media Culture,
Methods and Techniques,
Organizations,
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Directories
Annotated research guides and reference materials for the study of anthropology.
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Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic anthropology is the holistic study of language in terms of culture. Traditionally, it was concerned with non-Western language and culture.
Ape Sign Language,
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis,
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Methods and Techniques
Discussions and instructions for doing anthropological research.
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Organizations
Professional, academic, and student organizations, institutes and foundations.
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Publications
Journals and resources for accredited anthropological publications.
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