Study of physical, social and cultural
history of man is known as?
a) Social science
b) Anthropology
c) Acculturation
d) Sociology
Correct Answer - B
Ans. is 'b i.e. Anthropology
o Anthropology is study of physical, social and cultural history of
man.
o Anthropology may be:
(i) Physical anthropology: Study of human evolution, racial
differences, inheritance of bodily traits, growth and decay of human
organisms
(ii) Social anthropology: Study of the development and various
types of social life.
(iii) Cultural anthropology: Study of total way of life of contemporary
primitive man. his way of thinking, feeling and action.
(iv) Medical anthropology: Deals with the cultural component in the
ecology of health and disease