Ch. 3 - Applied Anthropology Flashcards
A type of anthropological research designed to solve a particular societal problem rather than to test a theoretical position
Problem-oriented Research
This type of anthropology tests hypotheses and describes realities by using methods like participant observation and interviewing
Ethnographic Anthropology
This type of anthropology is used to help solve societal problems by use of rapid ethnographic assessment
Applied Anthropology
The way anthropologists look at and understand peoples and cultures. Could be holistically, relativistically, naturalistically, globally, bio-culturally, etc.
Anthropological Perspective
What are the 3 major products of Applied Anthropology?
- Information
- Policy
- Action
The etiology, methods of diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, and the organization of the health system
Medical System
Ideas about the causes of disease
Etiology
Medical system inwhich disease is thought to be due to genetics or infection that affects the biology of the body, and where diagnosis and treatment are performed by highly trained specialists
Biomedical Model
A situation in which more than one medical system co-exist with one another
Medical Pluralism
An ethnic group’s use of drugs
Ethnopharmacology
The bodies response to a pathogen
Disease
The cultural experience of being sick
Illness
The application of anthropological theories, concepts, and methods in the study of illness, and healing to improve the well-being of people everywhere
Applied Medical Anthropology
The application of anthropological concepts and methods to help businesses and other organizations improve productivity through understanding and managing culture.
Business Anthropology
Everything people have, think, and do as members of a company or organization
Corporate Culture or Organizational Culture
