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Informationen zum Autor Volume Editor: Linda A. Bennett with commentaries by Karen J. Hanson and Omer C. Stewart General Editors: Ralph J. Bishop and Pamela Amoss Linda A. Bennett is an associate professor of anthropology at Memphis State University and coordinates the research and training M.A. medical anthropology program. She received her M.A. from Indiana University and her Ph.D. from American University in sociocultural anthropology. As a member of the research faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, she conducted more than a decade of research on family rituals and alcoholism. For several years she has done applied clinical research on alcoholism treatment and collaborative fieldwork in biocultural anthropology in Yugoslavia. Currently at-large member of the governing council of NAPA and coprogram organizer for MSAPA, she was a board member of WAPA from 1981-84 (serving as president in 1983-84); a cofounder of The Alcohol and Drug Study Group; and on the governing council of the Anthropological Society of Washington from 1978-86. She is the author of Personal Choice in Ethnic Identity Maintenance: Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in Washington, DC. (1978); coeditor (with Genevieve Ames) of The American Experience with Alcohol: Contrasting Cultural Perspectives (1985); coauthor (with Peter Steinglass et al.) of The Alcoholic Family (1987); and author of "Treating Alcoholism in a Yugoslav Fashion," East European Quarterly (1985); "Alcohol in Context: Anthropological Perspectives," Drugs and Society (1988); and "Family, Culture and Alcohol," Recent Developments in Alcoholism (1989). Currently, she is beginning a longitudinal study of depression among treated substance abusers in Memphis. Klappentext NAPA Bulletin is a peer reviewed occasional publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology, dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods. Zusammenfassung * Peer reviewed publication of the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology * Dedicated to the practical problem-solving and policy applications of anthropological knowledge and methods * Most editions available for course adoption. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and Acknowledgments National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: vii-vii. Acronyms National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: viii-viii. The Place of LPOs in American Anthropology of the 1980s National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 1-6. Currently Active Local Practitioner Organizations. Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA) John Mason, Ruth H. Landman National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 7-12. Currently Active Local Practitioner Organizations (LPOs). High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology (HPSAA) Ken Keller National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 13-16. Mid-South Association of Professional Anthropologists (MSAPA) Bridget Ciaramitaro, Linda Nichols National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 16-19. Philadelphia Association of Practicing Anthropologists (PAPA) Elaine Simon, Karen Curtis National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 20-22. The New York City Professional Association of Anthropologists (PAA) Karen Hanson, Madeleine Tramm National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 23-25. Southern California Applied Anthropology Network (SCAAN) M. Jean Gilbert National Association for the ...
