socio-cultural anthropology
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Cultural anthropology — For the journal, see Cultural Anthropology (journal). Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local… … Wikipedia
cultural anthropology — noun /ˌkʊltʃərəl ˌænθrəˈpɑlədʒi/ One of four commonly recognized fields of anthropology. Syn: social anthropology, socio cultural anthropology … Wiktionary
Anthropology — This article is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation). Anthropology Fields Archaeology Biological an … Wikipedia
Anthropology of cyberspace — The anthropology of and in cyberspace or cyberanthropology is a minor subbranch of sociocultural anthropology that deals with cybernetic systems, the culturally informed interrelationships between human beings and technologies. These… … Wikipedia
Cultural dissonance — (education, sociology, anthropology and cultural studies) is an uncomfortable sense of discord, disharmony, confusion, or conflict experienced by people in the midst of change in their cultural environment. The changes are often unexpected,… … Wikipedia
Anthropology of art — is the study of the arts within their socio cultural contexts.HistoryFranz Boas (1858 1942), one of the pioneers of modern anthropology, conducted many field studies of the arts, helping create a foundation to the field.Bibliography*Hatcher,… … Wikipedia
Cultural system — Sociology … Wikipedia
Cultural diplomacy — The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy conference: „International Symposium on Cultural Diplomacy 2009“ Cultural diplomacy (the science of diplomacy between cultures) has existed as a practice for centuries. Explorers, travelers, teachers and… … Wikipedia
cultural materialism — A macro theory in anthropology which holds that most aspects of human culture can be explained in material terms. Its most systematic formulation will be found in the two closing chapters of Marvin Harris s exhaustive survey of the development of … Dictionary of sociology
Cultural hegemony — Cultural hegemony: the Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, (1891–1937). Cultural hegemony is the philosophic and sociological theory, by the Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, that a culturally diverse society can be dominated (ruled) by one… … Wikipedia
