Anthropology in Practice

Anthropology in Practice explores how anthropological theories and methods are applied to solve real-world problems, from cultural preservation to public health. It helps bridge understanding between diverse communities and shapes effective, culturally-sensitive policies and programs.

Anthropology in Practice

1 Academic Anthropology

  1. Academic Anthropology
  2. Anthropology in Practice
  3. History of Anthropology Discipline
  4. The Colonial Roots
  5. Second World War and Afterwards
  6. The Disjuncture between ‘Theory’ and ‘Practice’
  7. Difference between Academic and Practicing Anthropologist
  8. Areas of Anthropology in Practice

2 History of Anthropology in Practice

  1. The Beginning of Anthropology
  2. The Early Phases of Applied Anthropology
  3. Action Anthropology
  4. Development Anthropology

3 Challenges and Dilemmas

  1. Practicing Anthropology and its Challenges
  2. Institutionalising Practicing Anthropology: Challenges and Dilemmas
  3. Doing Anthropology: Understanding the Practical Challenges
  4. Ethical Guide to Practicing Anthropologists
  5. Practicing Anthropology and the Challenges of the Contemporary World

4 Anthropology and Development

  1. A Brief History of Development
  2. Anthropologists and Development
  3. Anthropological Critique of Development: A Brief Summary
  4. The Anthropological Dilemma and Critique by Development Practitioners
  5. Why Should Anthropology Engage with Development?

5 Business and Corporate Anthropology

  1. What is Business and Corporate Anthropology?
  2. History and Growth of Business Anthropology
  3. Business Anthropology in the 1980s: Few Important Studies
  4. The Contemporary Landscape and Relevance of Business Anthropology
  5. Advancing Ethnography to Study Business and Corporate Cultures

6 Anthropology in Advocacy and Policy Research

  1. Anthropology and Advocacy
  2. Advocacy, Anthropology and Need for Caution
  3. Anthropology and Policy Research

7 Constitutional Perspective and Human Rights

  1. Constitutional Provisions for scheduled tribes, scheduled caste, and other backward classes
  2. Evaluation, Planning and Development of Indian Populations
  3. Interrelationships of Rights and Duties: Harmony and Conflict, Definitions and Types of Human Rights
  4. Protection and Enforcement of Human Rights and Duties, Role of National and State Human Rights Commission and other Grievance Redressal Mechanism
  5. Human Rights of Special Category and Marginal Groups, Emerging Trends of Human Rights Regarding Terrorism, Environment, and Globalisation

8 Contributions of Biosocial Anthropologists in India

  1. Govind Sadashiv Ghurye
  2. Biraja Sankar Guha
  3. Prafulla Chandra Biswas
  4. Sasankha Sekhar Sarkar
  5. Irawati Karve
  6. Ayinapalli Aiyappan
  7. Mysore Narasimhachar Srinivas
  8. Deba Prasad Mukherjee

9 Role of Practicing Anthropology in Epidemiology, Public Health and Community Health

  1. Relationship of Health and Culture
  2. Medical Anthropology
  3. Theories of Health
  4. Theories of Illness
  5. Methods and Techniques in Health Studies
  6. Ethnomedicine
  7. Epidemiology
  8. Public Health
  9. Environment and Community Health in Indian Populations

10 Forensic Anthropology

  1. History of Forensic Anthropology
  2. Types of Evidence
  3. Sex, Stature, and Age Identification from Skeletal Remains
  4. Body Fluid Examination
  5. Dermatoglyphics
  6. Biometrics

11 Demographic Anthropology

  1. Defining Demography
  2. Rise and Development of Demographic Anthropology
  3. Demographic Processes
  4. Population Dynamics and Culture
  5. Kinship
  6. Family System
  7. Means of Subsistence
  8. Social Complexity
  9. Social Stratification and Political Organisation

12 Trends in Anthropology in Practice

  1. Physiological Anthropology
  2. Kinanthropometry
  3. Nutritional Anthropology
  4. Genetic Screening and Counselling
  5. Designing and Fashion
  6. Visual Anthropology
  7. Multimedia