The Potential for Anthropology and Urban Community Engagement - by Jill Florence Lackey & Rick Petrie (Hardcover)

Name: The Potential for Anthropology and Urban Community Engagement - by Jill Florence Lackey & Rick Petrie (Hardcover)
Brand: Berghahn Books
SKU: 90807028
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The relationship between anthropology departments and their surrounding urban communities has been traditional limited by a number of factors.
About the Author: Rick Petrie has served as executive director for Urban Anthropology, Inc. since 2010.
194 Pages
Social Science, Anthropology

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"The relationship between anthropology departments and their surrounding urban communities has been traditional limited by a number of factors. The Potential for Anthropology and Urban Community Engagement pushes past these limitations, developing a firm foundation from which applied anthropology can support grassroots research and lasting community programs. Using two partnering Milwaukee organizations as examples, this volume explores the need in urban neighborhoods for practicing anthropologists, how a high volume of asset-building programs can be developed by practicing anthropologists, and the potential efficacy of anthropology departments in partnering with urban neighborhoods"--

Book Synopsis

The relationship between anthropology departments and their surrounding urban communities has been traditional limited by a number of factors. The Potential for Anthropology and Urban Community Engagement pushes past these limitations, developing a firm foundation from which applied anthropology can support grassroots research and lasting community programs. Using two partnering Milwaukee organizations as examples, this volume explores the need in urban neighborhoods for practicing anthropologists, how a high volume of asset-building programs can be developed by practicing anthropologists, and the potential efficacy of anthropology departments in partnering with urban neighborhoods.

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"A pertinent volume for professionals working on urban community engagement...Recommended." - Choice

About the Author

Rick Petrie has served as executive director for Urban Anthropology, Inc. since 2010. Under his leadership, Urban Anthropology, Inc. has conducted studies that include over 1,200 oral history interviews and surveys of several thousand neighborhood residents. Petrie has co-authored three books on the research, including two on Milwaukee neighborhood and one on Milwaukee ethnic groups.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.0 Inches (H) x 6.0 Inches (W) x .5 Inches (D)

Weight: .92 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 194

Genre: Social Science

Sub-Genre: Anthropology

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Theme: Cultural & Social

Format: Hardcover

Author: Jill Florence Lackey & Rick Petrie

Language: English

Street Date: July 1, 2024

TCIN: 90807028

UPC: 9781805395829

Item Number (DPCI): 247-39-7555

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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