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Anthropology is the study of humanity. It has origins in the natural sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences. The term “anthropology”, is from the Greek anthrôpos, “man”, and -logia, “discourse” or “study”, and was first used in 1501 by German philosopher Magnus Hundt. Research Methods in Anthropology is the standard textbook for methods classes in anthropology programs. Written in Russ Bernard's unmistakable conversational style, this fourth edition continues the tradition of previous editions, which have launched tens of thousands of students into the fieldwork enterprises with a combination of rigorous methodology, wry humor and commonsense advice. Social anthropology also explores the role of meanings, ambiguities and contradictions of social life, patterns of sociality, violence and conflict