Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Relating to anthropology: Of or concerned with the scientific study of humanity, human societies, human cultures, and human development.
   • Pertaining to the methods or perspective of anthropology: Characterized by or using the approaches, theories, or data of the field of anthropology.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The museum displayed an anthropological collection of artifacts from ancient civilizations.
  • Her research takes an anthropological approach to understanding corporate culture.
  • The anthropological evidence suggests a complex migration pattern for early humans.

Advanced Usage

• "anthropological perspective": A viewpoint or framework that analyzes human behavior, social structures, or cultural practices through the lens of anthropology.
  • Viewing the ritual through an anthropological perspective reveals its role in social cohesion.
• "anthropological fieldwork": The primary research method in anthropology involving immersive observation and participation in a community.
  • She spent two years doing anthropological fieldwork in a remote village.

Variants and Related Words

• Anthropology (n): The scientific study of humans, human behavior, and societies in the past and present.
  • He majored in anthropology at university.
• Anthropologist (n): A person who studies anthropology.
  • The anthropologist lived with the tribe to document their customs.

Synonyms

• Ethnological: Relating to the study of the characteristics of different peoples and the differences and relationships between them (a subfield of anthropology).
• Sociocultural: Combining social and cultural factors, often used in anthropological contexts.

Related Phrases

• Anthropological linguistics: The subfield of anthropology and linguistics which is concerned with the place of language in its wider social and cultural context.
  • His work in anthropological linguistics examines how language shapes worldview.
• Biological anthropology: The branch of anthropology concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings, their related non-human primates, and their extinct hominin ancestors.
  • The study of ancient DNA falls under biological anthropology.

Adjective

1. of or concerned with the science of anthropology
   • anthropological studies