cultural anthropology

noun

1. the branch of anthropology dealing with the origins, history, and development of human culture, and including in its scope the fields of archaeology, ethnology, and ethnography.

cultural anthropology

noun

1. the branch of anthropology dealing with cultural as opposed to biological and racial features

cultural anthropology

/ kŭl′chər-əl /

1. The branch of anthropology that studies the development of human cultures based on ethnographic, linguistic, social, and psychological data.
2. Compare physical anthropology

Derived Forms

• cultural anthropologist, noun

Other Words From

• cultural anthropologist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of cultural anthropology¹

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

The stage has expanded from musicology to evolutionary biology to cultural anthropology.

From Nautilus

I think it was more about sexual mores, mating and dating rituals in the city, cultural anthropology.

From The Daily Beast