Title: Practicing anthropology in a postmodern world : lessons and insights from federal contract research /
Authors: Reed, Michael Charles, 1951-
Publisher: National Association for the Practice of Anthropology,
Year: 1997
Subjects: Applied anthropology United States.; Business anthropology United States.; Research and development contracts, Government United States.
Contents: Nine contemporary anthropological work roles / Michael C. Reed -- "That's not my role, really": hazards in entering the field and developing a role in contract research / Margaret McKenna -- What can anthropologists offer ethnographic program evaluation? / Linda A. Camino -- "If a dog has teeth, it bites": the impact of multiple stakeholder perspectives in contract research / Gladys Levis-Pilz -- Political correctness: issues for native and nonnative evaluators / Arvilla Payne-Jackson and Joanne Corsica -- Commentary: three key issues for elaboration / Phillip R. Herr -- Commentary: the postmodern link between academia and practice / Michael Agar.