Typology
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The word typology literally means the study of types. Beyond this simple definition, the term has at least six distinct uses in the fields listed below:
- Archaeology see typology (archaeology). Typology in archaeology is the classification of things according to their characteristics.
- Anthropology see typology (anthropology). Typology in anthropology is the division of culture by race.
- Linguistics see linguistic typology and morphological typology. Typology is a branch of linguistics which concerns itself with comparing the properties that languages have, disregarding their genetic relationships.
- Psychology. Carl Gustav Jung proposed a psychological typology based on archetypes. See Jungian Archetypes. Also, Katherine Briggs and Isabel Myers developed a typology that categorizes a person by personality types, see Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
- Sociology. Typological terms in sociology have been developed by Ferdinand Tönnies (see normal type) and Max Weber (see ideal type).
- Theology see typology (theology). Typology in theology is the allegorical relationships of people and stories between the New and Old Testaments.
