### extremely broad discipline | anthropology:

Biological anthropology
* is anthropology
  - biology
  - entirely a scientific study of the human condition
* subfield dealing with human biology and evolution
  - of anthropology dealing with human biology and evolution

### extremely broad discipline | anthropology:

Cultural anthropology
* attempts to make the diverse peoples and lifeways of the world understandable.
* describes and explains variation in human cultural and social types.
* explores human beliefs and behaviors cross-culturally and historically.
* focuses on factors including ethnicity, ritual, functionalism, and kinship.
* has a special holistic perspective.
* investigates the lore and logic of other cultures.
* involves the study of contemporary societies.
* is 'close relative' of social anthropology
  - an inquiry into what it means to be human
  - the description and analysis of contemporary cultures around the world
* is the most consistent and comprehensive cross-cultural social science field
  - diverse and eclectic of all the social and behavioral disciplines
  - study and comparison of human cultures
* is the study of human behavior from a cross-cultural perspective
  - beings as creatures and creators of society
  - the organizing principles of human beliefs and practices
* stresses the application of theory to practice.
* studies the innate, shared, and transmitted products of social groups.
* works to foster cross-cultural understanding and tolerance.

Ethnography
* Ethnographies are anthropology
  - case studies of specific societies
  - exercises in literary talent rather than the presentation of verifiable evidence
  - part of anthropology
  - the studies conducted by anthropologists
* involves observing or videotaping consumers using products.
* proceeds by inductive thinking.

### extremely broad discipline | anthropology:

Ethnology
* Ethnologies are anthropology
  - use specialized monographs in order to draw comparisons among various cultures
* covers the theoretical aspect of anthropology.
* focuses on the sociocultural systems of human societies.
* involves the study of contemporary societies, or societies that exist today.
* is also a profession
  - first of all psychology
* is the description of a culture based on observing and interacting with living people
  - science which studies human groups
  - study of human culture on a comparative basis
* seeks to offer a systematic firsthand description of a culture.
* studies human culture in a historic and comparative perspective.

Forensic anthropology
* falls within the subfield of physical anthropology.
* is an area of applied anthropology
  - another area in which biological anthropologists have flourished
  - the application of anthropological techniques to solving criminal cases
* relatively new applied area within physical anthropology.
* subdiscipline within the subfield of physical anthropology.

Linguistic anthropology
* deals with language within the broader context of anthropology.
* is the study of how language shapes cultural life
  - language as used by different societies
* studies human language
  - the diversity of human languages and styles of communication

Medical anthropology
* helps determine priorities for cultures.
* is the study of how humans face illness and disease within their cultures.