APG 203 Lecture Notes - Applied Anthropology, Anthropology Today, Making Money
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Applied anthropology: one of two dimensions of anthropology; application of anthropological data, perspective, theory and techniques to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems involving human behavior and social and cultural forces, conditions and contexts. Academic and applied anthropology: application was central concern of early anthropologists in great britain and united. States: academic anthropology did most growing after wwii, during 1970"s some anthropologists found jobs with international organizations, government, businesses, hospitals and schools. Applied anthropology today: modern anthropology usually seen as a helping profession, speak up for disenfranchised, solve problems for clients, the entire field combats ethnocentrism, highly qualified to suggest, plan and implement policy affecting people.
