Practicing applied anthropology across discontinuous social fields / Keith V. Bletzer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bletzer, Keith V., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Applied anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2023.

Summary:

This book covers the author's field experiences as an ethnographer in one country of Central America and an applied anthropologist in four US regions. A range of social fields are examined, which include: constructing a work experience table as a composite job resumé; correspondence with a maximum security prisoner for more than ten years; design features for multiple choice testing; farmworker sero-prevalence reports; health-seeking behavior among the Ngöbé (indigenous people in Central America); HIV/AIDS education in rural farm labor camps; Latinx naming practices for grocery stores and restaurants in agricultural areas; organizational capacity building assistance training; and teaching students in a community college and three secondary schools, among others. The book highlights the importance of incorporating ethnography in the completion of work tasks across a range of social fields, which represent diverse socio-cultural groups and immigrant populations.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations, Word Clouds and Tables

Acknowledgements

Preface and Introduction

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Bletzer, Keith V. Practicing Applied Anthropology Across Discontinuous Social Fields

ISBN:

9781527517615

1-5275-1761-6