Applied Anthropology (Paperback)

Applied anthropology refers to the application of method and theory in anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems. Inasmuch as anthropology traditionally entails four sub-disciplines--biological (a.k.a. physical), cultural, linguistic, and archaeological anthropology--the practical application of any of these sub-disciplines may properly be designated "applied anthropology." Indeed, some practical problems may invoke all sub-disciplines. For example, a Native American community development program may involve archaeological research to determine legitimacy of water rights claims, ethnography to assess the current and historical cultural characteristics of the community, linguistics to restore language competence among inhabitants, and biological or medical anthropology to determine the causality of dietary deficiency diseases, et al.