The Influences of Government Policies and Academic Theories on the Practice of Applied Anthropology in the United States: Some Personal Observations

Paredes presents several ideas on the ways in which national policies shape the directions taken by applied anthropology in the US. He suggests some of the ways that the practice of applied anthropology has feedback into the intellectual development of anthropology as a whole.

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Published inHuman organization Vol. 56; no. 4; pp. 484 - 489
Main Author Paredes, J. Anthony
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, D.C Society for Applied Anthropology 01.12.1997
Society of Applied Anthropology
Subjects
Amerindians
Anthropological theory
Anthropology
Applied anthropology
Applied Sociology
Capital punishment
Cognitive development
Commentaries
Community development
Cultural anthropology
Feedback
Financial Support
Fisheries
Fishery economics
Government Policy
Indian culture
Intellectual development
Linguistic anthropology
Native Americans
Native North Americans
Political anthropology
Politics
Public policy
Social theory
Sociological Research
U.S.A
United States of America
United States > US
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Summary:Paredes presents several ideas on the ways in which national policies shape the directions taken by applied anthropology in the US. He suggests some of the ways that the practice of applied anthropology has feedback into the intellectual development of anthropology as a whole.
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ISSN:0018-7259
1938-3525
DOI:10.17730/humo.56.4.g15804p44m65h477