The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to anthropology:

Anthropology study of humanity. 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:

  • 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

Other subfields

General anthropology concepts

Theories

Methods and frameworks

Anthropology organizations

Books, journals, and other literature

Anthropology scholars

Anthropology lists

See also

Related fields

References

  1. Wolf, Eric (1994) Perilous Ideas: Race, Culture, People. Current Anthropology 35: 1-7. p.227
  2. Flannery, T.F. (1994) The Future Eaters: An ecological history of the Australasian lands and people Chatswood: New South Wales ISBN 0-8021-3943-4
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