Practicing Applied Anthropology Across Discontinuous Social Fields

Download or read book Practicing Applied Anthropology Across Discontinuous Social Fields written by Keith V. Bletzer and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2023-07-19 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.