What's the difference between anthropology and sociology?

Anthropology


Definition:

  • (n.) The science of the structure and functions of the human body.
  • (n.) The science of man; -- sometimes used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an object of natural history, or as an animal.
  • (n.) That manner of expression by which the inspired writers attribute human parts and passions to God.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) In an anthropologic study of illness referral among Latin-American immigrants three phases were ascertained: First, there was extended use of self-treatment.
  • (2) The present paper provides a cross-cultural perspective on these problems through description of anthropological and clinical data for a sample (N = 14) of subjects suffering from 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.
  • (3) The authors have presented a forensic anthropology case that established positive identification by comparison of antemortem and postmortem x-rays of the legs and feet.
  • (4) Results are analyzed with regard to current theories in cognitive psychology and anthropology.
  • (5) Although there have been studies of both Dutch colonial policy in the Indies and the development of anthropology in the Netherlands, there has been no systematic examination of the historical relations between them.
  • (6) This review evaluates anatomical, anthropological, and radiographic cephalometric data of the growing nasomaxillary complex, with special regard to their reliability and value for therapy planning.
  • (7) On the basis of findings published in the literature, morphologic changes seen among the author's patients were classified as anthropologic and teratologic dislocations.
  • (8) This paper discusses also the psychological, therapeutic and anthropological implications of recent discoveries in the field.
  • (9) The presence of common Caucasian anthropological features of genetic value in the patients and the lack of Indian mixture in three of the involved families, documented back to 1600, suggest a Caucasian origin of the mutation.
  • (10) A sample of 10 test ribs including 2 control specimens, was judged by 28 volunteers representing several levels of education and experience in the forensic and anthropological sciences.
  • (11) Remarkable differences between the two populations, whose cultural and anthropological differences are well established, were observed.
  • (12) Dr Noble and Professor Mason, explore the incidence of incest and society's attitudes to it from legal, anthropological, medical and social viewpoints.
  • (13) The anthropological structure of this residence, is characterised by a polar buffer between openess and privacy.
  • (14) The contributions of Physical Anthropology to each is discussed.
  • (15) On the background of this anthropologic situation addiction is understood as internalized foreign determination sustaining a common though antiquated scheme of psychic and social conflict conditioned by outdated patterns of education and socialisation.
  • (16) Concepts from medical anthropology and medical sociology are related to five components of health seeking -- symptom definition, illness-related shifts in role behavior, lay consultation and referral, treatment actions, and adherence.
  • (17) We need regenerative farming, not geoengineering Read more In this new conceptual and political space a term whose use was previously restricted mainly to academic anthropology departments has emerged: “the commons” – that realm of community self-organisation that is mediated neither by the market nor the state.
  • (18) These two males and the environment in which they live are contrasted with the anthropological literature published decades ago describing the unique Indian tribal role played by feminized males.
  • (19) Four methods are (a) examining past research, (b) examining cross-cultural research, (c) asking anthropological questions, and (d) using inductive research techniques to reexamine the problem.
  • (20) Weighing of the issues is therefore possible only on the basis of expert grounding in the latest discoveries in each particular field, and in such cases also on the foundation of anthropological knowledge and awareness of ethical principles ("nil nocere").

Sociology


Definition:

  • (n.) That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution, phenomena, and development of human society; social science.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Until the dental profession defines quality to include psychological, sociologic, and economic factors and establishes measurable standards of performance, dental quality assurance cannot exist in any meaningful way.
  • (2) The counselor, usually a woman, may have a background or training in social work, psychology, sociology, counseling, or nursing.
  • (3) These differences are congruent with age-related changes in speech and voice but also might be explained by other physiological or sociological variables.
  • (4) Western society has undergone a vast sociological change during the 20th century in terms of the value of sexuality.
  • (5) The article considers three major non-Marxist explanations of the modern welfare state: functionalist sociological theories, economic theories of government policy, and pluralist theories of democracy.
  • (6) These relationships are seen as pointing to an area which, by systematic investigation, would permit the psychology of personality and the sociology of values to be more closely integrated.
  • (7) The first two parts of this article examine the place of research on pain in, and its contribution to, the sociological literature.
  • (8) The results of this sociological survey revealed rumerous socio-economic problems in both areas, but more so in the "old" area.
  • (9) The physician is called upon to play an essential part in this work, which he can correctly fulfill only by taking into account the sociological, cultural, psychological, educational and prosthetic aspects.
  • (10) Parental needs were categorized as physical, psychologic, or sociologic in origin.
  • (11) I was shocked," says the fourth-year sociology student.
  • (12) Starting with a critique of the DSM-III-R description of the antisocial personality disorder, the author reviews some salient contributions to the concept of the antisocial personality disorder derived from descriptive, sociologic, and psychoanalytic viewpoints.
  • (13) Glycan chains present on cell surfaces carry specific information of biological importance, which is believed to play crucial roles in cell proliferation and cell sociological behavior.
  • (14) In a new report from the Campaign for Social Science, we argue that there should be a 10% increase in budgets across the board, with that extra money being directed towards cross-disciplinary research, where the social sciences have a critical role to play in addressing the big problems that will confront the UK over the next decade.” Facebook Twitter Pinterest John Urry ‘It’s frustrating how social sciences get sidelined in public debate’ John Urry, professor of sociology, Lancaster University, says: “There is no doubt that the casual way in which the social sciences get sidelined in public debate is frustrating.
  • (15) In parallel with this, a sociological study of women who had been invited by both methods was undertaken in which information was obtained from responders and non-responders on attitudes to health care.
  • (16) Concepts from medical anthropology and medical sociology are related to five components of health seeking -- symptom definition, illness-related shifts in role behavior, lay consultation and referral, treatment actions, and adherence.
  • (17) As a feature of social change and as an aspect of social stratification, ageing and age groups have been seriously neglected by sociological theory.
  • (18) In short, we argue that the sociologic data presented (4) are not consistent with the constant sum model of hemisphericity discussed in that paper.
  • (19) The combined data, considered in the light of sociological, historical and paleontological data, support the hypothesis that the Berbers are native to North Africa and their ancestors, the first modern man (Homo sapiens) of North Africa, were the founders of the European populations.
  • (20) In basic cross-tabulations, 63 out of the total 356 psychological and sociological characteristics proved to be differently distributed for men and women.