Anthropology

Anthropology (from the Greek word άνθρωπος, "human") consists of the study of humankind (see genus Homo). It is holistic in two senses: it is concerned with all humans at all times, and with all dimensions of humanity. A primary trait that traditionally distinguished anthropology from other humanistic disciplines is an emphasis on cross-cultural comparisons. This distinction has, however, become increasingly the subject of controversy and debate, with anthropological methods now being commonly applied in single society/group studies.

Anthropological fields and subfields

• Biological anthropology (also Physical anthropology)
• Forensic anthropology
• Paleoethnobotany
• Cultural anthropology (also Social anthropology)
• Applied anthropology
• Cross-Cultural Studies
• Cyber anthropology
• Development anthropology
• Environmental anthropology
• Economic anthropology
• Ecological anthropology
• Ethnography
• Ethnomusicology
• Gender
• Medical anthropology
• Psychological anthropology
• Political anthropology
• Anthropology of religion
• Public anthropology
• Urban anthropology
• Visual anthropology
• Linguistic anthropology
• Synchronic linguistics (or Descriptive linguistics)
• Diachronic linguistics (or Historical linguistics)
• Ethnolinguistics
• Sociolinguistics
• Archaeology