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The main organ of the Society for Applied Anthropology has been the Journal of Applied Anthropology, which became Human Organization in 1949. One issue of a newsletter, apparently part of a promotional effort to increase the societyʹs membership, was issued in mimeograph in 1950. An early project of the society, started in 1951, was the Clearinghouse for Research in Human Organization and its Bulletin, published between 1951 and 1957, aimed to keep members informed of ongoing research and publications in applied anthropology. Beginning in 1978, the society has published the periodical Practicing Anthropology.
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The Master of Applied Anthropology is suitable both for fresh graduates or professionals who wish to apply anthropological insights and methods in a wide range of professional settings. These may include fields more traditionally associated with Applied Anthropology, such as work in development projects, social impact assessment, or work with migrants and refugees. However, corporations are increasingly recognising the applications of ethnographic method in professional settings and the MAA ... seeks to address this growing interest.
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Applied Anthropology uses anthropological knowledge and expertise to deal with modern problems. For example, it aids in impact studies of technological innovations, public health schemes, or economic development patterns. Applied Physical Anthropology can be important in the design of work stations, cockpits, airplane seats.
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The High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology was founded in 1984 having previously been the High Plains Regional Section of the Society for Applied Anthropology. The website gives details of the Society's aims and its officers. There is as a brief description of the main features of the discipline and practice of applied anthropology and a news section which records items of interest to practitioners. The Society publishes the High Plains Applied Anthropologist journal and the site includes a full contents listing of this and a selection of articles which can be downloaded. There is ... a search engine which supports author and keyword searching. Full-text, online access to the journal is restricted to members of the Society as are a number of other services offered on the site.
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Applied Anthropology: A Career-Oriented Approach effectively shows how anthropological ideas and techniques can be used in the real world. One reviewer describes this new text as “an unusually broad and very welcome breadth of perspective on applied anthropology…it will become the text of choice for both undergraduate and graduate courses in applied anthropology throughout the country. Gwynne covers all important topics thoroughly, clearly, and with illustrative details that bring core concepts alive for the reader.”
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Review of Applied Anthropology by George M. Foster What does Dr. Foster mean by the statement…"applied anthropology’ is a role rather than an occupation?" How can an anthropologist play two roles at the same time?
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