different between anthropology vs ethology

English

Etymology

From New Latin anthropologia, from anthropo- (from Ancient Greek ???????? (ánthr?pos, “man, mankind, human, humanity”)) + -logy (from Ancient Greek -????? (-logía)).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æn????p?l?d?i/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?æn????p??l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

anthropology (uncountable)

1. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method.

Usage notes

• Anthropology is distinguished from other social science disciplines by its emphasis on in-depth examination of context, cross-cultural comparisons, and the importance it places on long-term, experiential immersion in the area of research.

Meronyms

• See also Thesaurus:anthropology

Translations

See also

Further reading

• anthropology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• anthropology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• "anthropology" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 31.

English

Etymology

From the Latin ?thologia (“the art of depicting or imitating character”), from the Ancient Greek ???????? (?thología, “painting of character, especially by mimic gestures”), from ???????? (?thológos, “painting character by mimic gestures”), from ???? (êthos, “character, especially moral character”). Equivalent to etho- +? -logy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /i????l?d?i/
• Rhymes: -?l?d?i

Noun

ethology (countable and uncountable, plural ethologies)

1. (zoology) The scientific study of human and animal behaviour.
2. (obsolete) The study of the human ethos.

Related terms

• ethologist

Translations

See also

• ethnology

Further reading

• ethology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ethology in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• ethology in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• ethology at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• theology