Anthropology (/ˌænθɹəˈpɒləʒi/, from Greek: ἄνθρωπος, anthropos, "human being"; and λόγος, logos, "reason" or "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.