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anthropology

[an-thruh-pol-uh-jee] / ˌæn θrəˈpɒl ə dʒi /
NOUN
study of humans and their culture
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But before that she was a cultural anthropology major and Fulbright scholar who studied cultural identity among second-generation North African women in France.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

This collaborative effort brought together paleogenomics, clinical genetics, and physical anthropology, with researchers from the University of Vienna working alongside colleagues in Italy, Portugal, and Belgium.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

In the lawsuit, Bhattacheryya also alleged she faced retaliation after she invited Prakash to speak as a guest lecturer on the topic of cultural relativism in her anthropology class.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

She gained an appreciation for nature and anthropology from mother-daughter fishing excursions and regular visits to the Field Museum, which focuses on natural history.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2025

Farmer’s survey was his apprenticeship in public health and medicine as well as anthropology.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French