ANTHRO 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: East Los Angeles College, Linguistic Anthropology, Medical Anthropology
Document Summary
Biological anthropologists work in public health, nutrition, genetic counseling, substance abuse, epidemiology, aging, mental illness, and forensics. Applied archaeologists locate, study, and preserve prehistoric and historic sites threatened by development (cultural resource management) Linguistic anthropologists frequently work with schools in districts with various languages. Cultural anthropologists work with social workers, businesspeople, advertising professionals, factory workers, medical professionals, school personnel, and economic development experts. Academic anthropology had its beginning in the early 20th century. Application was central concern of early anthropology in great britain (colonialism) and. During wwii and again during the vietnam war applied and practicing anthropology experienced growth periods. Applied cultural anthropology has excelled in five areas in particular (specializations): medical anthropology, both academic (theoretical) and applied (practical, the study of disease and illness in their sociocultural context. Examines which diseases and health conditions affect a particular population and why. Determines how illness is socially constructed, diagnosed, managed, and treated in various societies.
