Anthropology
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The science of the structure and functions of the
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The scientific study of culture, with the goal of understanding the roots of human and non-human cultural behavior through a study of present and past human cultures, human biology, and the biology and culture of [humanitys] genetic relatives.
Anthropology is broken up into five main branches: Cultural Anthropology, which studies existing human cultures; Arcaheology, which studies human cultures in the past; Linguistics, which studies the development of [human language]; Physical ([Forensic]) Anthropology, which stuides human biology; and Primatology, which studies primates and their cultures, humans closest genetic. relatives . -
The cultural and physical [scientific] study of humankind [indiscriminate] of time, place and race in an attempt to [explain] the origin of humankind.
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A [fascinating] subject of humanity. Unfortunately, however, humans who study this usually have absolutely [no job] and are greatly swallowed in [debt].
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The study of human societies and cultures and their development.
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The unnecessary [bastard child] of biology and [sociology] with a touch of [linguistics].
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[Sociology] for [the long] since [deceased].
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