Date of Award
4-1986
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Anthropology
First Advisor
Dr. Alan Jacobs
Second Advisor
Dr. William Garland
Third Advisor
Dr. Robert Jack Smith
Access Setting
Masters Thesis-Open Access
Abstract
This study explores the relationship between applied anthropological research and traditional anthropological research in terms of structural and methodological differences. The methods and techniques of Social Impact Assessment, as practiced in North America, and of international development anthropology are also compared. It is found that different kinds of applied anthropology modify methods and techniques (a) to meet the specific needs of supporting research institutions, (b) in response to the unique nature of individual applied problems, and (c) in order to create a type of research product which is very different from that of basic research.
Recommended Citation
Dominek, Eleanor Mary, "New Directions within Applied Anthropology" (1986). Masters Theses. 1293.
https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/masters_theses/1293