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"Anthropology
/ænθrɵˈpɒlədʒi/
is a social science that deals with the origins, physical
and cultural development, biological characteristics and
social customs and beliefs of humankind. It has origins in
the
humanities, the
natural sciences, and the
social sciences.
The term "anthropology"
is from the
Greekanthrōpos (ἄνθρωπος),
"man", understood to mean mankind or humanity, and
-logia (-λογία), "discourse" or "study.
Anthropology's basic concerns are the definition of human
life and origin, how social relations among humans are
organized, who the ancestors of modern Homo sapiens
are, what the characterizations of human physical traits
are, how humans behave, why there are variations among
different groups of humans, how the evolutionary past of
Homo sapiens have influenced its social organization and
culture and so forth."Source:
Wikipedia.
"Anthropology