Applying cultural anthropology : readings / [edited by] Gary Ferraro.
| Other author | Ferraro, Gary P. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Belmont, CA : Wadsworth Pub. Co., ©1998. |
| Description | ix, 250 pages ; 28 cm |
| Subjects |
| Incomplete content | Medicine: Practicing sociomedicine / M. Boone; Promoting cultural sensitivity in nursing practice / S. Sharma; Role transformation in a refugee health program / L. Rasbridge; Cultural aspects of women's health care / A. Kielich & L. Miller -- Business: Cultural dimension of international business / G. Ferraro; Corporate anthropologists / J. Laabs; Contrasts in discussion behaviors of German and American managers / R. Friday; Talking from 9 to 5 / D. Tannen; Need for linguistic proficiency in global business / G. Ferraro; Cultural anthropology in market research / A. Waterston -- Education: American Indian beliefs and whole language learning / W. Kasten; Reflective practice and anthropology in culturally diverse classrooms / E. Jacob; Anthropology and race / M. Cohen; Anthropology in child care / J. Green -- Government and the law: Monitoring emergency shelter for homeless families in New York City / A. Dehavenon; Working in a prison organization / J. Alexander; Gypsy identity, names and social security numbers / A. Sutherland -- Economic development: Women's groups and income generation in Switzerland / E. Green; Fuelwood and tree consumption in four Philippine communities / B. Wallace. |
| Abstract | The reader offers a selection of 39 articles written in the words of those cultural anthropologists who are making their discipline useful.... Realizing that many other articles could have been included, the categories and the articles contained with them, are meant to be suggestive rather than exhaustive. The reader can be used effectively as a supplement to any introductory textbook in cultural anthropology. The readings would be appropriate for undergraduate level courses in applied anthropology. The intent of this reader is twofold. First, it is to provide undergraduate anthropology students with a wide range of examples as to how the discipline is making meaningful contributions to the mitigation of human problems. And second, [the editor hopes] to convey, through the words of the practicing anthropologists themselves, some of the challenges and rewards involved in making cultural anthropology useful. -Pref. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| LCCN | 97202998 |
| ISBN | 0534533248 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | GN397 .A7 1998 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |