Talk:Social anthropology
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[edit] So what is it?
Having read the article, I now know all about the history of social anthropology... but what exactly is it? What do they do? Mike Peel 08:48, 11 November 2006 (UTC)
--I actually visited the talk page to say the exact same thing. I couldn't figure out what it was after reading the article. hah. 66.119.27.235 21:42, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Added more substance
on what social anthropology is. This is a slightly amended extract from the UK Anthropology Benchmark Statement, which I have put in the references. I was on this panel, which represented all the Anthropology programmes in the UK, and I drafted most of this section, though it was amended and approved by the entire committee. Although the product of a committee, in this case should provide a pretty NPOV account. I will edit it more, particluarly the longer sections on Medical Anthropology and Ethnomusicology as these were extended to protect these small areas funding. They are, however, academically honest as they stand, so I may not be in a hurry to amend them. --Mdfischer 18:21, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- The link seems to have moved. Mccajor 06:24, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
- Have replaced with the current link to Benchmark Statement -Mdfischer 14:46, 20 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Propose end merger with Cultural Anthropology
I propose that we end consideration of merging social anthropology page into cultural anthropology. See talk:Cultural anthropology for arguments against merging. Mdfischer 18:34, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
- Seconded. Mccajor 06:23, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Macfarlane Interviews?
I would suggest that the list of anthropologists interviewed for the Macfarlane Interviews be moved to a separate article. Currently it's longer than the whole rest of the article put together, and it doesn't contribute much more than the external link to the Interviews themselves. Mccajor 06:22, 1 May 2007 (UTC)
- I was about to post about this myself. The interviews are an amazing resource, but its completely over the top to list them here. This article should be about Social Anthropology, not dominated by an index to a resource for studying the history of that discipline (as good as that resource may be). By all means, lets provide a link to the list of interviews on his website from this article, but the proper place for any account of the scope of these interviews is in the article on Alan Macfarlane (although even there that kind of lengthy list would be inappropriate for a wikipedia article). Robotforaday 22:41, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] External links section
The external links section for this article is a bit odd, when you look at it in the context of other articles about academic disciplines. The external links section for Geology does not list departments offering "programs". Neither does the external links section for sociology, economics, cultural studies, or neurology. The external links section should surely link to such things as sites for further reading, professional associations etc. Robotforaday 22:48, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
[edit] article of concern
would people who watch this page please review the article, Early infanticidal childrearing, which makes many claims about anthropology and about non-Western societies? I was once involved in a flame-war with another editor, and it would be inappropriate for me to do a speedy delete or nominate the page for deletion. More important, I think others need to comment on it. I engaged in a detailed exchange recently with one other editor here, on the talk page; you may wish to review the discussion but it is getting involuted and I ask that you comment separately. Thanks, Slrubenstein | Talk 12:32, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
- Hello, you might want to raise this at Wikipedia:WikiProject Anthropology, where it should reach the people who could be of help here. Robotforaday (talk) 12:53, 31 January 2008 (UTC)
