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Causes: Anthropology & Sociology, Education
Mission: The purposes of the american anthropological association (the association) shall be to advance anthropology as the science that studies humankind in all its aspects, through archeological, biological, ethnological, and linguistic research; and to further the professional interests of american anthropologists, including the dissemination of anthropological knowledge and its use to solve human problems.
Programs: Publications: the association advances its core goals of: furthering the professional interests of anthropologists; disseminating anthropological knowledge and its uses to address human problems; promoting the entire field of anthropology in all its diversity; and representing the discipline nationally and internationally, in the public and private sectors through, among other things, its publishing program. With over 20 titles published in print and online, the association is the largest single publisher of anthropological journals in the world. Through its partnership with wiley periodicals inc, journal content is made available in electronic format to the association's members and subscribers.
annual meeting:the association's annual meeting is the largest gathering of anthropologists in the world with more than 6,500 participants. The association members and invited guests present scholarly papers and research at more than 800 scholarly sessions. In addition to paper sessions there are roundtables, poster sessions, public policy forums, networking opportunities, a job fair, graduate school fair and an exhibition with over 100 booths.
section: the association has 40 sections representing disciplines, affinities and interests within the anthropology community. Membership to the association must include membership to at least one of these sections.