Objective:
You will become familiar with anthropology’s holistic perspective in problem solving, and how an anthropologist can advocate for social change and contribute to the resolution of human issues through recommendations for change and the creation of policy.
Points possible: 25
Steps:
Watch Video
Applied Anthropology
Choose a speciality within Applied Anthropology. Such as:
Urban Anthropologist Medical Anthropologist Linguistic Anthropologist
Business Anthropology Nutritional Anthropologist Historical Preservationist
Economic Anthropologist Forensic Anthropologist Archaeologist
Political Anthropologist Psychological Anthropologist Other
Explain how you will resolve a real-world problem. Such as:
-working to develop more green space within an urban environment for families with children.
-marketing a product to appeal to the millennials.
-advocating for fair trade and fair wages among South American coffee growers.
-promoting public health and health screening for Hispanic farm workers due to pesticide exposure.
-educating overweight children with diabetes from single, low income parents who prefer fast food.
Share the fieldwork methods you would use. Such as:
behavioral interviews
surveys and questionnaires
participant observations
ethnography
recording language
