Diagnosing America – Anthropology and Public Engagement Forman Paperback

Diagnosing AmericaAnthropology and Public Engagement\nAuthor(s): Shepard Forman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: The University of Michigan Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Michigan Press\nISBN-13: 9780472083367, 978-0472083367\nSynopsis\nFor years, anthropology has brought the lives and beliefs of \""exotic\"" peoples to audiences in the West. Diagnosing America: Anthropology and Public Engagement reveals the power of anthropological description and analysis when applied to social, economic, and political problems in the contemporary United States and demonstrates the urgent need for this work. \nDebunking the notion of anthropology as a \""value-free\"" science, the authors argue forcefully for an anthropology expressly committed to cultural pluralism and democratic participation. \nAt the same time, individual essays demonstrate the applicability of standard anthropological methods to the study of contemporary [url] society and culture as they investigate contested value.