Commentary
Professional Organizations and the Future Practice of Anthropology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11809014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carole E Hill (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 23-24 |
| Publication date | 1994-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Practicing Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0888-4552 • E-ISSN: 2994-1628 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/praa.16.1.ax1q25622h482153 |
| OpenAlex | W1979012650 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A profession is commonly defined as having several core characteristics, including prolonged specialized training in a body of abstract knowledge, service orientation, collegial organization, and a license and mandate to declare standards. Professions have at least two forms of voluntary organization, the learned society and the professional organization. The two forms reflect different goals, values, and organizational strategies. Throughout its history, the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) has vacillated between these two models
Applied anthropology · Business · License · Management · Mandate · Organizational structure · Political science · Professional association · Public relations · Service (business · Sociology · Anthropology · Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture · Law
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1997 - 2006 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |