anthroposociology

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anthroposociology

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From anthropo- + sociology. Coined by Georges Vacher de Lapouge.

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  1. dated, historical, uncountable The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples. At the origin of every discovery there is usually one man of genius. The originating genius of anthropo-sociology was the Count de Gobinea. His Essai sur l'inégalité des races humains appeared in 1853-1855.

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@misc{anthroposociology_2026,
  title = {anthroposociology},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/anthroposociology},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}