cultural anthropology

noun

: anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology compare physical anthropology
cultural anthropologist noun

Examples of cultural anthropology in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The Field Museum’s new exhibit skips myths and misconceptions in favor of a rich cultural anthropology case study. Gemma Tarlach, Discover Magazine, 27 Aug. 2014 But this represents another progressive step for the low-key museum, which specializes in cultural anthropology. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2023 But to squeeze a diverse set of practices that span cultural anthropology, paleobotany, and theoretical physics into a handful of steps is an inevitable distortion and, to be blunt, displays a serious poverty of imagination. Daniel P. Thurs, Discover Magazine, 28 Oct. 2015 But that’s the cultural anthropology. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Aug. 2010 Her extensive background in cultural anthropology and global health informed the essence of her high-quality candles, carefully crafted to burn evenly with no residue. Meghan Mahar, Billboard, 3 Mar. 2023 His quest for a scientific cultural anthropology is a difficult one, a herculean task. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2013 In fact, they're affiliated with a group which attempts to introduce more precise formalism into cultural anthropology, presumably to sketch out more robustly the general patterns which do occur in human societies. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 27 Feb. 2013 Obviously these problems are also rife in cultural anthropology. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2013 See More

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Word History

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cultural anthropology was in 1878

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“Cultural anthropology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cultural%20anthropology. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.

Medical Definition

cultural anthropology

noun
: anthropology that deals with human culture especially with respect to social structure, language, law, politics, religion, magic, art, and technology compare physical anthropology
cultural anthropologist noun

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