anthropology

n. study of the development of the human race

This is about the social science. For other uses, see Anthropology (disambiguation) Anthropology (from Greek: ἄνθρωπος, anthropos, "human being"; and λόγος, logos, "speech" lit. to talk about human beings) is the study of humanity. Anthropology has origins in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. Ethnography is both one of its primary methods, and the text that is written as a result of the practice of anthropology and its elements.
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Anthropology /an·thro·pol·o·gy/ the science that treats of human beings and their origins, historical and cultural development, and races. [more]Anthropology - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings
(hypernym) social science
(hyponym) paleoanthropology, palaeoanthropology, human paleontology, human palaeontology
(part-meronym) structuralism, structural anthropology
(class) primitive

(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.