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social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > physical/biological anthropology > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > animals > evolution > biological anthropology
... > other subjects > natural sciences > life sciences > organisms > animals > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > society > evolution > biological anthropology
social science subjects > sociology > anthropology > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > government and politics > politics > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > politics > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational power, politics, and conflict > politics > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > sociology > environmental, urban and regional sociology > environmental sociology > politics > evolution > biological anthropology
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > political theory > religious thought > evolution > biological anthropology

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biological anthropology  

Definition

  • A branch of anthropology, also called physical anthropology, that studies human beings in the context of their links with the animal world, adopting an evolutionary perspective and closely allied to sociobiology. It is biologically reductionist, and in studying disease, ignores the social, political and economic factors which socially produce and distribute it (anthropology of health; medical anthropology). [Source: The Sage Dictionary of Health and Society; Biological Anthropology]

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