A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology
1. Edition February 2013
432 Pages, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
Short Description
A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology is an essential resource for anyone contemplating a career path outside of the academy and wishing to apply anthropological principles to their work in a wide range of professional settings. Written primarily by non-academic anthropologist practitioners, the diverse range of topics includes professional training and preparation, job-hunting, professional development, career planning, ethics, teamwork, and other important aspects of anthropological practice. Key practice sectors such as freelancing, managing a consulting firm, and working for government, non-profits, and corporations are also examined. Additional chapters address work in the domains of health, industry, education, international development, and the military.
An essential career-planning resource, A Handbook of Practicing Anthropology presents a comprehensive account of contemporary anthropological practice written primarily by anthropological practitioners
* Engagingly written and instructive accounts of practice by anthropological professionals working in corporations, governmental, entrepreneurial, and educational settings
* Provides essential guidance on applying anthropological principles on the job: what works well and what must be learned
* Emphasizes the value of collaboration, teamwork, and continuous learning as key elements to success in non-academic careers
* Highlights the range of successful career options for practitioners , describes significant sectors of professional activity, and discusses key issues, concerns, and controversies in the field
* Chapters examine key practice sectors such as freelancing, managing a consulting firm, working for government, non-profits, and corporations, and the domains of health, industry, education, international development, and the military
I. Introduction
1. Introduction to Practice
Riall W. Nolan
II. The Practitioner Career Arc
2. Professional Training and Preparation
Terry Redding
3. Making the Transition from the Academy to Practice: Lessons Learned
Mary Odell Butler
4. Job Hunting: Searching for a Job in the 21st Century
Judy Tso
5. Job Success 101: A Quick Graduate Course
Cathleen Crain and Nathaniel Tashima
6. Careers in Practice: It's Not The Academy
Susan Squires
7. Stress and Failure in Practice Work
Riall W. Nolan
III. Practitioner Bases
8. Doing Anthropology - Full Tilt, Full Time
Gordon Bronitsky
9. Working As an Independent Consultant in a Business of One
Judy Tso
10. How to be a Self-Supporting Anthropologist
Grant McCracken
11. The Flight of a Firebird: Becoming a Practicing Disaster Anthropologist
Susanna M. Hoffman
12. Engaging the Unknown, Outlining the Future: An Anthropologically-Based Consulting Firm
Cathleen Crain and Nathaniel Tashima
13. NON-Government Organizations
Adam Koons
14. Multilateral Governmental Organizations
William L. Partridge
15. Tools for Gauging Success in the Corporate Sector: A Case for Personal Metrics as a Practitioner
Tracy Meerwarth Pester
16. Working for the Government
Shirley J. Fiske
17. Anthropologists Working in Higher Education
Dennis Wiedman
IV. Domains of Practice
18. Methods and Approaches
Mary Odell Butler
19. Practitioners Working in Health
Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts and Martha Hare
20. International Development
Marie Clarke
21. Military and Security
Kerry B. Fosher and Frank J. Tortorello, Jr.
22. Anthropologists at Work in Advertising and Marketing
Timothy de Waal Malefyt
23. Anthropology in Design and Product Development
Crysta Metcalf
24. Environment and Resources
Robert Winthrop
25. Practitioners in Humanitarian Assistance: Saving the World, One Disaster at a Time
Adam Koons
V. Key Issues
26. Ethics and Practicing Anthropology - Pragmatic, Practical, and Principled: A Case Study
Lenora Bohren and Linda Whiteford
27. The Academy / Practitioner Relationship: A Vision for Anthropology
Linda A. Bennett and Shirley J. Fiske
28. Professional Communication
Nathaniel Tashima and Cathleen Crain
29. Working on Cross-Disciplinary Teams
Mari H. Clarke
30. With a Little Help from My Friends: Professional Networking for Practitioners
Paula Chambers
31. Drug resistance and biosocial analysis in practice: Case Studies and Lessons from Siberia and South Africa
Amy S. Porter and Paul E. Farmer
32. Getting Fit for Practice: High Performing Applied Programs
Elizabeth K. Briody and Riall W. Nolan
VI. Conclusion
33. The Future of Practice: Anthropology and the Grand Challenges
Riall W. Nolan
