urban anthropology

subset of anthropology that focuses on the study of cities, urban spaces, residential suburbs and the ways people interact within these environments, in concerns with issues of urbanization, poverty and neoliberalism
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urban anthropology

Summary

urban anthropology is a branch of anthropology[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #22 of 32).[2]

Key Facts

  • urban anthropology's instance of is recorded as branch of anthropology[3].
  • urban anthropology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • urban anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • urban anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • urban anthropology's instance of is recorded as field of work[7].
  • urban anthropology is a type of anthropology[8].
  • urban anthropology is a type of urbanism[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include branch of anthropology[3], academic discipline[4], field of study[5], and field of work[7]. Recorded subclass of include anthropology[8] and urbanism[9].

Why It Matters

urban anthropology draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_anthropology category, ranking #22 of 32).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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  1. 20d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of anthropology, urbanism
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9508, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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