anthroposociology

noun

an·​thro·​po·​so·​ci·​ol·​o·​gy

¦an(t)thrəˌpōˌ-,

-thrō-,

¦aan-

plural -es

: the sociological study of race by anthropological methods (as in the theories of Lapouge) as a means of establishing the social superiority of dolichocephalic peoples

Word History

Etymology

anthrop- + sociology

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