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ANTHROPOLOGISTS IN THE VA: A GENERATIVE FORCE
Author(s) -
Sobo Elisa J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
annals of anthropological practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.22
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2153-9588
pISSN - 2153-957X
DOI - 10.1111/napa.12036
Subject(s) - generative grammar , medical anthropology , veterans affairs , administration (probate law) , anthropology , applied anthropology , sociology , political science , medicine , law , philosophy , linguistics
Practicing anthropology within the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has, until recently, received little serious consideration as a respectable career option for anthropology postgraduates. But times are changing. Anthropologists employed by the VA are responsible for some of the most important and actionable anthropologically informed health research today. Far from being a marginal pursuit, VA anthropology is in fact a generative force for medical anthropology and, indeed, the discipline as a whole.