major concerns of discipline of anthropology, sociology,
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This essay addresses three major issues that currently confront anthropology and sociology at the organizational level as well as at the disciplinary level: decline in status of and support for both fields; continuing discrimination on the basis of sex and race, in spite of limited efforts of professional associations and academic departments to reduce it; and inability of academic professionals to prepare their successors for careers in applied fields and to justly reward them for those endeavors. Methods of investigation included the customary review of relevant literature and a critical appraisal of numerous documents both personal and official, analysis of quantitative data from varied sources, periodic participant-observation of conflict situations in formal and informal settings, and in-depth interviews with elected officers, paid officials, and voluntary activists in "peak" associations, academic departments, and women's and blacks' advocacy groups in the two social sciences. The slowness of institutional changes and the hold of professional ideologies are underscored. A concluding section attempts to anticipate ways in which the above difficulties may be resolved and offers suggestions for several short-term and long-term improvements that can be accomplished with alterations in the structure and content of anthropology and sociology.
Journal Information
Anthropological Quarterly, also known as AQ, is a peer-reviewed journal published by the George Washington University Institute for Ethnographic Research. AQ was founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and was published from 1921 to 1953 under the name Primitive Man. While continuing to publish outstanding, original, data-driven articles that advance ethnography and anthropological theory, AQ also asks intellectuals to contribute to on-going public debates relevant to contemporary experiences and public debates. Topics include: war, racism, poverty, nationalism, globalization, human rights, and the social, legal, and ethical implications of new genetic technologies. Essays on such timely topics are published in our "Social Thought and Commentary" section.
Publisher Information
The Institute for Ethnographic Research (IFER) of the George Washington University, is housed in the Department of Anthropology, but includes scholars from other institutions. Its mission is to provide support and resources for scholars and researchers working together on intellectual, ethical, and practical issues in ethnographic theory and method. Chartered in February, 2001, IFER is a center for collaborative research and teaching and for the publication of anthropological scholarship. It publishes Anthropological Quarterly (AQ), a leading refereed journal of sociocultural anthropology founded in 1921 by the Catholic University of America and acquired by IFER in September, 2001. The journal helps IFER become known as a research center, as a place that can set new research agendas for scholars working throughout the world. IFER also hosts a distinguished speaker series. The Institute is funded by subscriptions, private donations, and royalty and distribution partnerships.
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