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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to anthropology: Anthropology – study of humanity. Anthropology has origins in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.〔Wolf, Eric (1994) ''Perilous Ideas: Race, Culture, People.'' ''Current Anthropology'' 35: 1-7. p.227〕 The term was first used by François Péron when discussing his encounters with Tasmanian Aborigines.〔Flannery, T.F. (1994) ''The Future Eaters: An ecological history of the Australasian lands and people'' Chatswood: New South Wales ISBN 0-8021-3943-4〕 == What ''type'' of thing is anthropology? == Anthropology can be described as all of the following: * Academic discipline – body of knowledge given to - or received by - a disciple (student); a branch or sphere of knowledge, or field of study, that an individual has chosen to specialise in. * Field of science – widely-recognized category of specialized expertise within science, and typically embodies its own terminology and nomenclature. Such a field will usually be represented by one or more scientific journals, where peer reviewed research is published. There are many sociology-related scientific journals. * Social science – field of academic scholarship that explores aspects of human society. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Outline of anthropology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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