Typology

Typology is the study of types or the systematic classification of the types of something according to their common characteristics. Typology may refer to:

• Typology (anthropology), division of culture by races
• Typology (archaeology), classification of artefacts according to their characteristics
• Typology (linguistics), study and classification of languages according to their structural features
  • Morphological typology, a method of classifying languages
• Typology (psychology), a model of personality types
  • Psychological typologies, classifications used by psychologists to describe the distinctions between people
• Typology (statistics), a concept in statistics, research design and social sciences
• Typology (theology), in Christian theology, the interpretation of some figures and events in the Old Testament as foreshadowing the New Testament
• Typology (urban planning and architecture), the classification of characteristics common to buildings or urban spaces
• Building typology, relating to buildings and architecture
• Farm typology, farm classification by the USDA
• Sociopolitical typology, four types, or levels, of a political organization

See also

• All pages with titles containing Typology
• The Bechers' photographic typologies
• Johnson's Typology, a classification of intimate partner violence (IPV)
• Topology (disambiguation)
• Type (disambiguation)
• Typification, a process of creating standard (typical) social construction based on standard assumptions
• Typology of Greek vase shapes, classification of Greek vases
• Typography