ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Ayurveda, Environmental Protection, Quinoa
10 Feb 2014
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Doesn"t necessarily have to be funded by an organization which an expressed goal: misapplied anthropology : applied anthropology premised on blatantly incorrect theory. What do applied anthropologists have to offer: effectiveness of applied anthropology depends on three attributes of general anthropology, 1. Relative freedom from ethnocentrism and western biases: 2. Concern with both ordinary etic behavioural events and the emics of mental life. Haitian society which plans trees in the ground faster than they are being cut down: the peasant must do it and he will only do it when planting trees makes money for him, cash-oriented agroforestry is the solution. International health institute health services and prevent programs on a worldwide basis, act as consultants. American hospitals serve ethnically diverse communities. Medical schools modify the curriculum to provide training to facilitate better communication between physicians and patients. International programs promote the cooperation of traditional practitioners within international health programs.
