Handbook of Practicing Anthropology

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

Auteur

Riall W. Nolan is Professor of Anthropology at Purdue University. He worked overseas for nearly twenty years as a practicing anthropologist, in Africa, Asia, and the Middle East, mainly in international development. He writes and consults on issues of international development, international education, cross-cultural adaptation, and practicing anthropology.

Résumé

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

Contenu

Notes on Contributors viii

Preface and Acknowledgments xiii

1 Introduction 1

Riall W. Nolan

Part I The Practitioner Career Arc 9

2 Professional Training and Preparation 11

Terry Redding

3 Making the Transition from the Academy to Practice 25

Mary Odell Butler

4 Job Hunting in the Twenty-First Century 36

Judy Tso

5 Job Success 101: A Quick Graduate Course 47

Cathleen Crain and Nathaniel Tashima

6 Careers in Practice 61

Susan Squires

7 Stress and Failure in Practice Work 71

Riall W. Nolan

Part II Practitioner Bases 81

8 Doing Anthropology - Full Tilt, Full-Time 83

Gordon Bronitsky

9 An Independent Consultant in a Business of One 92

Judy Tso

10 How to Be a Self-Supporting Anthropologist 104

Grant McCracken

11 Becoming a Practicing Disaster Anthropologist 114

Susanna M. Hoffman

12 An Anthropologically Based Consulting Firm 125

Cathleen Crain and Nathaniel Tashima

13 Nongovernmental Organizations 137

Adam Koons

14 Multilateral Governmental Organizations 150

William L. Partridge

15 Tools for Gauging Success in the Corporate Sector 161

Tracy Meerwarth Pester

16 Working for the Federal Government 172

Shirley J. Fiske

17 Anthropologists Working in Higher Education 184

Dennis Wiedman

Part III Domains of Practice 197

18 Methods and Approaches 199

Mary Odell Butler

19 Practitioners Working in Health 210

Suzanne Heurtin-Roberts and Martha Hare

20 International Development 222

Mari H. Clarke

21 Military and Security 237

Kerry B. Fosher and Frank J. Tortorello, Jr.

22 Anthropologists at Work in Advertising and Marketing
247

Timothy de Waal Malefyt

23 Anthropology in Design and Product Development 258

Crysta Metcalf

24 Environment and Resources 266

Robert Winthrop

25 Practitioners in Humanitarian Assistance 278

Adam Koons

Part IV Key Issues 289

26 Ethics and Practicing Anthropology - Pragmatic,
Practical, and Principled 291

Lenora Bohren and Linda Whiteford

27 The Academic-Practitioner Relationship 303

Linda A. Bennett and Shirley J. Fiske

28 Professional Communication 317

Nathaniel Tashima and Cathleen Crain

29 Working on Cross-Disciplinary Teams 330

Mari H. Clarke

30 Professional Networking for Practitioners 344

Paula Chambers

31 Drug Resistance and Biosocial Analysis in Practice 354

Amy S. Porter and Paul E. Farmer

32 High-Performing Applied Programs 372

Elizabeth K. Briody and Riall W. Nolan

Part V Conclusion 389

33 The Future of Practice: Anthropology and the Grand Challenges
391

Riall W. Nolan

Further Readings 397

Index 408