My sense is that Mitch is right on the money, but my question is where does
the so-called "Chicago School" fall in his paradigm?  Was it sociology or
anthropology?  Or anthropology masquerading as sociology?

Eliot Werner

>As someone who has published several hundred books in sociology and an equal
>number in anthropology, the differences are more in university structure
>than in
>anything having to do with  research. Traditionally, sociology was more
>quantitative, more theoretical, larger scaled studies, more based in the study
>of complex western cultures. Over the past couple of decades, it has come to
>look more like anthropology and anthropology more like sociology. This is even
>more true in applied work. And they read each other's books pretty
>indiscriminately, fortunately for me.
>mitch
>
>John R Hyett wrote:
>
>> So what is the difference between anthropology and sociology? Is
>> anthropology the study of other cultures and sociology the study of your own
>> culture?
>> John
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Anita Cohen-Williams" <[log in to unmask]>
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>> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 6:45 AM
>> Subject: Re: Fwd: SWA's " Got CALICHE ? " Newsletter, Wednesday May 29, 2002
>>
>> > Mitch,
>> >
>> > I was not questioning her credentials. In fact, I think that it is a
>> > wonderful way to use anthropology. Now, if only marketing folks would get
>> > the message...
>> >
>> > The line between sociology and anthropology is becoming blurred, I think.
>> > An old argument that will never be resolved.
>> >
>> >
>> > At 12:21 PM 5/29/02 -0700, you wrote:
>> > > > Anita, Genevieve is a bona fide anthropologist, Ph.D. from Stanford
>> with a
>> > > > dissertation on the Carlisle School. She got a job with Intel, trying
>> > > to help
>> > > > them use anthropological techniques to ascertain how people operate in
>> > > the world
>> > > > (not just the US) so they could design computers to match people's
>> > > needs. This
>> > > > is part of that project. Not a bad way to use an anthropology degree.
>> > >
>> > >mitch
>> >
>> >
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