social anthropology

American  

noun

1. cultural anthropology.

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social anthropology British  

noun

1. the branch of anthropology that deals with cultural and social phenomena such as kinship systems or beliefs, esp of nonliterate peoples

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• social anthropologist
  noun

Example Sentences

Erin, a French and social anthropology student, decided to take a paid position at a charity in Edinburgh for the summer rather than an unpaid role.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

Gonzalez said Ybarra encouraged her to continue climbing higher until she finished her doctorate in cultural and social anthropology from San Francisco’s California Institute of Integral Studies in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2023

Breaking with tradition again, he went to Trinity College, Cambridge, to study archaeology and physical and social anthropology but later changed to history.

From Reuters • Sep. 8, 2022

Xiang Biao, a professor of social anthropology at Oxford University who focuses on Chinese society, called tangping culture a turning point for China.

From New York Times • Jul. 3, 2021

Vilaça, who teaches social anthropology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro when she is not in the north, said the rest of Brazilian society is no different when it comes to misinformation.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2021