social anthropology

noun

1. cultural anthropology.

social anthropology

noun

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

Other Words From

• social anthropologist noun

Example Sentences

"I've never worked on something like that before," says Nellie, who graduated from the University of Edinburgh last year after studying sustainable development and social anthropology.

From BBC

Luciano Sipiano, a fourth year social anthropology and politics student from Italy, said he completely agreed with students who have spoken about protesting at graduation ceremonies.

From BBC

The researcher is a specialist in social anthropology and the political anthropology of post-revolutionary Iran, and has written a number of books, including Revolution under the Veil: Islamic Women of Iran.

From BBC

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

She majored in social anthropology, with a minor in global health, but always felt inferior to her peers and dreaded being called on in class.

From New York Times