Overview

The book Profiles of Anthropological Praxis is something of a sequel to Anthropological Praxis: Translating Knowledge into Action, published in 1987 (Westview Press).  As a casebook of anthropological projects, the new version shares a fascinating breadth of award-winning projects undertaken by applied anthropologists to address the needs of an array of stakeholders and situations. Each chapter will describe a problem and how a project attempted to address it with the following structure: Problem Overview, Project Description, Anthropologist’s Role and Impact, Outcomes, and the Anthropological Difference – that is, how the unique approaches of anthropology were effectively applied to address human problems.

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Author:   Terry M. Redding ,  Charles C. Cheney
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805391418

ISBN 10:   1805391410
Pages:   326
Publication Date:   05 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Foreword Shirley J. Fiske and Robert M. Wulff Introduction Terry M. Redding and Charles C. Cheney Part I: Economic Development Chapter 1. Applying Anthropology in Emergency Food Security Recovery: An Afghanistan Case Adam Koons Chapter 2. Ecotourism in One Amazon Community Over 25 Years: My Role as Anthropologist, Witness, Scribe, and Facilitator Amanda Stronza Chapter 3. Ethnic Minority Women-Led Routine Road Maintenance in Vietnam Mari Clarke Part II: Communities and the Environment Chapter 4. New Pathways Toward the Co-management of Natural Resources in Puerto Rico: Applied Anthropology, Public Access, and Environmental Public Policy Federico Cintrón-Moscoso Chapter 5. Deal Island Peninsula Partnership: Applying Environmental Anthropology, Ethnography, and Collaborative Learning Michael Paolisso, Elizabeth Van Dolah, Katherine J. Johnson, and Christine D. Miller Hesed  Chapter 6. Marcellus Shale Public Health Study Thurka Sangaramoorthy Part III: Cultural Preservation Chapter 7. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Repatriation Initiative Stephen E. Nash and Chip Colwell Chapter 8. Alan Boraas and Kahtnuht'ana Qenaga: Preserving and Renewing an Alaska Native Language Kerry D. Feldman and Phyllis A. Fast Chapter 9. San Diego’s Little Saigon: Using Anthropologically Informed Outreach to Create a New Public Space Stephen Weidlich Part IV: Health Promotion and Management Chapter 10. Pastors at Risk: Toward an Improved Culture of Health for United Methodist Clergy in North Carolina Cathleen E. Crain, Nathaniel Tashima, and Terry M. Redding Chapter 11. Anthropology in an Epidemic: Ebola in West Africa Olive Minor Chapter 12. Caring Together, Living Better: Anthropologists Contributions to a Caregiver Support Program in the South Suburbs of Cook County, IL Rebecca L. H. Berman and Madelyn Iris Chapter 13. A Video Ethnographic Study: Raising Healthy Children in Poverty and Examples of Excellence in Addressing Childhood Wellness Cathleen E. Crain, Nathaniel Tashima, Reiko Ishihara-Brito, and Erick Lee Cummings Part V: Sociocultural Change and Adaptation Chapter 14. Dug-well Revival: an Ethnographic Project for Drinking Water in North Bihar, India Luisa Cortesi Chapter 15. A New Model for News: Studying the Deep Structure of Young-Adult News Consumption Robbie Blinkoff Chapter 16. Learning to Live with Difference: How CEDAR Takes Anthropology Out of the Classroom and Into the World David W. Montgomery, Adam B. Seligman, and Rahel R. Wasserfall Chapter 17. Birangona: Towards Ethical Testimonies of Sexual Violence During Conflict Nayanika Mookherjee Part VI: Policy Change Chapter 18. Anthropology in Action: An Anthropologist's Role in Restoring U.S. Support to the United Nations Population Fund Barbara Pillsbury Chapter 19. Decent Care: Shifting the Health Care Paradigm Cathleen E. Crain and Nathaniel Tashima Chapter 20. Applying Anthropological Perspectives and Methods in Evaluations of Persistent Undercounts of Race and Hispanic Minorities and Young Children in U.S. Censuses Laurie Schwede Chapter 21. Using the Concept of Social Well-Being to Develop and Implement a Framework for UNICEF Planning and Evaluating Efforts to Achieve Rights and Development Goals for Children and Families Mark Edberg Conclusion Terry M. Redding and Charles C. Cheney Afterword Riall W. Nolan Index

Reviews

“This book is terrific!  The reader gets to travel around the world with different anthropologists, get exposed to important issues of the day, and observe how those anthropologists try to address those issues.  Each chapter sheds light on how anthropologists bring their knowledge, perspective and skills together to make the world a better place.” • Elizabeth K. Briody, Purdue University “This volume is a relevant, timely, and valuable contribution to anthropological praxis. Each case study illustrates the theoretical rigor, ethnographic expertise, and ethical principles that inform the anthropological study of human problems across regions and field sites.” • Kathryn A. Kozaitis, Georgia State University

Author Information

Terry M. Redding is currently a Strategic Communications Specialist with a maternal and child health project funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He has served as president of the Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists and as communications chair for the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology.

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