human ethology
noun
: the scientific study of human behavior under natural conditions especially in the context of its origin and evolution
It remains an open question whether forms of ritual communication can be seen as culture-specific manifestations of universal human interaction strategies, as hypothesized within the framework of human ethology …—Ellen B. Basso and Gunter Senft, Ritual Communication, 2009
called also ethology
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