The process by which organisms cope with environmental stresses.
The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors.
The application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems.
The branch of anthropology that reconstructs, describes, and interprets human behavior and cultural patterns through material remains; best known for the study of prehistory. Also known as "archaeology."
Referring to the inclusion and combination (to solve a common problem) of both biological and cultural approaches?one of anthropology's hallmarks.
biological (or physical) anthropology
The branch of anthropology that studies human biological diversity in time and space?for instance, hominid evolution, human genetics, human biological adaptation; also includes primatology (behavior and evolution of monkeys and apes). Also called physical anthropology.