Introduction to Applied Anthropology (Anthropology 2700, Section 9074)
Instructor:
Dr. Willie L. Baber
Office
Hours: Tuesdays, 11:30 am - 1:00 pm, Thursdays 4:00 - 5:00 pm, or
by
appointment.
B133 Turlington Hall
E-mail: wbaber@anthro.ufl.edu
Course
Description:
Applied anthropology may be defined as anthropology put to use, or the application of anthropological skills and knowledge.
While
applied anthropology continues to grow and change rapidly, it has had a
long
and sometimes controversial history within the discipline of
anthropology, and
social sciences generally. For example, (anthropological) science
is
defined frequently as the acquisition of knowledge that is, or should
be,
independent of practice, or policy. This
distinction is noted in the Belmont Report, a reading
assignment
that you will complete. Notice also that anthropological
knowledge and
practice overlap in the roles of an applied anthropologist, who is
interested
in a specific benefit to a client.
Understanding the roles of an applied anthropologist means knowing the goals of basic research, plus knowing the goals of applied research, and appreciating the human and professional motivations that surface in a world full of social problems and issues.
The goals of this course are, therefore, threefold: to introduce you to the history, methods, and aims of anthropology including the nature of the roles associated with the work that applied anthropologists do; to introduce you to a few of the content areas of applied anthropology; and to introduce you to how the research process may involve policy, including the ethics of all research.
Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course you will have learned the following:
1. commonly referred to domains in which applied anthropology is carried out;
2. the roles of applied anthropologists in their workplace;
3. the history of
applied
anthropology in the
4. specific ways in which applied anthropologists employ anthropological research methods;
5. illustrations of how the work of applied anthropologists often assume basic anthropological concepts, perspectives, or theories.
6.
the ethical issues
involved in applied anthropology
and familiarity with ethics in research.
Required Texts
Alexander
M. Ervin, Applied Anthropology: Tools and Perspectives for
Contemporary Practice.
James
H. McDonald, The Applied
Anthropology Reader,
TEXTS:
Orange & Blue Textbooks,
Requirements
and Grading
Health Insurance
Portability Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Training (Ethics)
Level 1 training
http://privacy.health.ufl.edu/training/hipaaPrivacy/instructions.shtml
..........10
Level 3 training
http://privacy.health.ufl.edu/training/research/online.shtml
..............................10
Note: Level 3 training requires you to read the Belmont Report and Code
of Federal Regulations.
Note: Complete
training Levels 1 and 3 by January 29 (Tuesday), 2008 for
full credit. Late completitons will be
accepted with a 3 point penality.
IRB (UF Institutional Review Board) documents:
Read
the Belmont Report and
answer the following question
in no
more than 2 type-written pages, double-spaced:
How is the distinction between research and practice related
to
ethics and the protection of human subjects? Due
February 14 (Tuesday), 2008.........10 Later papers will be accepted with
a 3 point penality.
In addition to reading the Belmont Report, please take note that Code of Federal Regulations contained on the UF IRB website . http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/humansubjects/guidance/45cfr46.htm
Read about the responsibilities of a researcher (http://irb.ufl.edu/researcherresponsibilities.htm)
Select an article from the journal Human
Organization or an article in the
McDonald text that was NOT assigned and provide a critique of the
article (4 pages) (based
upon what you have learned thus far)
..........10
Critique
is due April 8, 2008
Note: late papers will be accepted with a 3 point penality
First exam .. . 100
Second exam. . 100
Four pop Quizzes, attendance check . 40 (There will be 6 of these, in class, no make-up possible)
Total Points 280
Grading scale: 90-100% =A, 88-89% = B, 80-87% = B, 78-79% = C+, 70-77% = C, 68-69% = D+, 60-67% = D.
Attendance Policy: students are expected to attend all sessions of this course.
Make-up exam policy: You must have a legitimate excuse, such as a doctors note, if you miss an exam. All make-up exams will be essay format.
Cell phone policy: Please turn off or use manners mode on all cell phones.
Note:
Students requesting classroom accommodation must
first register with the Dean of Students Office. The Dean of Students
Office
will provide documentation to the student who must then provide this
documentation to the Instructor when requesting accommodation.
Part I: Praxis, Ethics, and Anthropology
January 8/10: Orientation and Overview
Read
the preface in each of your textbooks, listed above.
What is
(applied) Anthropology, how does it
differ from basic Anthropology?the concept of Praxis and Ethics
Ervin, chapter
1 and McDonald, pp. 1-9 (the
introduction and thoughts on roles).
January
15/17: A brief
History of Applied Anthropologythe concept of
decolonization.
Ervin, chapter 2, McDonald, selection #1 (by Laura Thompson)
January 22/24: Ethics and Research
Ervin, chapter 3, McDonald, pp. 24-25 on ethics and selection #3 (by Philippe Bourgois).
Also, review the ethics statements of the American Anthropological Association (www.aaanet.org) and the Society for Applied Anthropology, www.sfaa.net.
January 29/31: Applied research and cultural anthropology
Ervin, chapters, 11 and 13, McDonald, pp. 61-62, and selection #8 (by Merrill Singer).
Part II: Policy Analysis and Dimensions of Practice
February 5/7: What is Policy?
Ervin, chapter 4, McDonald pp. 105-106, and selection # 9 (by Timothy J. Finan)
February 12/14: Policy and basic anthropological constructs
Ervin,
chapter 5
February 19/21: Needs Assessment
Ervin, chapters 6 and 14, McDonald selection #7 (by James Beebe)
February 26/28: Program
Evaluation
Ervin, chapter 7
First exam
February 28, 2007
March 4/6: Social Impact Assessment
Ervin, chapter 8, and McDonald selection #11 (by Benita J. Howell)
Spring Break, March 8-15
Part III: Selected Domains of Practice
March 18/20: Beyond Policy? Advocacy Anthropology, Participatory Research, and Real Time Applied Anthropology
Ervin,
chapters 10, 15, and 16
March 25: Environmental Anthropology
Ervin, Chapter 9,
McDonald pages 298-299 and selection
#24 (by Edward Liebow)
Note: Class March 27th is
cancelled. I will attend the Society for Applied Anthropology
Conference during the week.
April 1/3: Medical Anthropology
McDonald, pp. 172-173, selection #16 (by George M. Foster) and selection #17 (by Merrill Singer, and others)
April 8/10: Anthropology and Education
McDonald,
readings: pp. 329-30, and selection #30 (by James Diego Vigil)
April 15/17: Development Anthropology
Ervin,
chapter 17, McDonald pp. 248-249, and selection #22 (by Daniel R. Gross)
The April 17th session will include course
evaluation, and a review for the second exam.
April 22, Second exam
(this is not a "final
exam," but rather a second exam covering material covered since the
first
exam).