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The first anthropology book I bought that I was not required to buy as part of a course, was Edward H. Spicer's, Perspectives in American Indian Culture Change. It open a whole new exciting world of…Continue

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Started Mar 23, 2011

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Apr 18
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Insurance and Gun Responsibility

Back in early December I posted an article on my POcentrist Blog addressing the problem of gun responsibility (AKA Gun Control) and applying an anthropological insight to the problem. You can find the posting at http://pocentrist.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-modest-proposal-market-solution-to.html. The idea is that in the United States the attitude toward the GUN is complex and deeply rooted in regional and…See More
Feb 22
Christine Ho commented on Barry R. Bainton's blog post Man the Tool maker and Gun Control
"Dear Barry, Your name was the only one that surfaced when the HRSJ Committee was looking for anthropologists with expertise in gun violence to serve as panelists and you were not available. In the absence of experts, the HRSJ Committee decided to…"
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Feb 16
Barry R. Bainton commented on Barry R. Bainton's blog post Man the Tool maker and Gun Control
"Dear Christine      Thanks for the comment and the invitation. As I mentioned in a private communication I will be unable to attend the meetings. I was sorry to learn that the committee has shift it focus to the broader topic of…"
Feb 16
Christine Ho commented on Barry R. Bainton's blog post Man the Tool maker and Gun Control
"Dear Barry, The SfAA Human Rights and Social Justice Committee will be hosting a roundtable on Gun Viiolence at the annual meetings in Denver on Thursday, March 21 from 2 - 3:30 pm. We are inviting members of the SfAA community to serve as panelists…"
Feb 16
Christine Ho commented on Barry R. Bainton's blog post Man the Tool maker and Gun Control
"Dear Barry, I was delighted to see this blog about gun control because the SfAA Human Rights and Social Justice Committee will be hosting a roundtable at the annual meetings in Denver on gun violence, which I will be facilitating. It is scheduled…"
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Jan 28
Barry R. Bainton replied to Isaac Morrison's discussion Job guidance for fledgling Anthropologists
"Dear Isaac         Did anything come from your effort? Barry Bainton"
Aug 5, 2012
Barry R. Bainton and Shane D. Pahl are now friends
Aug 5, 2012
Barry R. Bainton commented on emilie hitch's group Business Anthropologists
"Applied anthropology is a policy science. It looks to the body of anthropological and social science theory and data for the clues, evidence and models for organizational policy formulation, application and/or implementation. An important part of…"
Jul 30, 2012
Barry R. Bainton replied to Shane D. Pahl's discussion Reading Material in the group Business Anthropologists
"Shane:       Are you looking for business ANTHROPOLOGY resources or BUSINESS anthropology resources? The former, I find, are more narrow in focus while the latter are more diverse in focus but have an anthropologically…"
Jul 3, 2012
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"What does the applied ethnographer need to know about business?"

http://thesuperorganic.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-business-needs-to-know-from.html ). But there is a complementary side to the question. "What does the applied ethnographer need to know about business?" I feel that it is more important, or at least equally important, to address this problem from the anthropologist/ethnographer perspective. In particular, the status/role that the applied ethnographer is required to occupy and play in the business context. That is the status/role of a “team…See More
Mar 8, 2012
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Jan 27, 2012
Barry R. Bainton posted a blog post

HOW OLD IS APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY?

We often think that an "applied anthropology" is a recent development in the evolution of anthropology as a discipline and science. The Society for Applied Anthropology, for example, was founded in the early 1940s in Washington and Boston. But the essence of what is applied anthropology precedes the SfAA. Conrad Reining in a paper, entitled, "A Lost Period of Applied Anthropology" published in American Anthropologist,( 64:593-600, 1962) finds that the origins an applied anthropological…See More
Jan 27, 2012

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Hometown:
Barrington, RI
About Me:
Student of Edward H. Spicer. Masters and Doctorate in Anthropology from the U of Arizona. Owner of The Superorganic blog (http://thesuperorganic.blogspot.com/) and The sole/soul proprietor blog (http://thesolesoulproprietor.blogspot.com/)


See my profile @ http://www.linkedin.com/in/barryrbainton for details.
Website:
http://thesuperorganic.blogspot.com/
Area(s) of Training
anthropology, applied anthropology, cultural anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, other
Area(s) of Expertise
Applied anthropology, Business and Life coaching, Small business development, Family Business, and International business, institutional history of anthropology
Most Recent Degree
PhD
Current Area of Employment
Semi retired - Self employed writer and business coach

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Barry R. Bainton's Blog

Insurance and Gun Responsibility

Back in early December I posted an article on my POcentrist Blog addressing the problem of gun responsibility (AKA Gun Control) and applying an anthropological insight to the problem. You can find the posting at http://pocentrist.blogspot.com/2012/12/a-modest-proposal-market-solution-to.html. The idea is that in the United States the attitude toward the GUN is complex and deeply rooted in regional…

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Posted on February 22, 2013 at 2:00pm

Man the Tool maker and Gun Control

Thoughts about the role of technology and gun control policy

http://thesuperorganic.blogspot.com/2013/01/man-toolmaker-or-tool.html

Posted on January 28, 2013 at 2:30pm — 5 Comments

"What does the applied ethnographer need to know about business?"

http://thesuperorganic.blogspot.com/2012/01/what-business-needs-to-know-from.html ). But there is a complementary side to the question. "What does the applied ethnographer need to know about business?" I feel that it is more important, or at least equally important, to address this problem from the anthropologist/ethnographer perspective. In particular, the status/role that the applied ethnographer is required to occupy and play in the business context. That is the…

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Posted on March 8, 2012 at 12:47pm

HOW OLD IS APPLIED ANTHROPOLOGY?

We often think that an "applied anthropology" is a recent development in the evolution of anthropology as a discipline and science. The Society for Applied Anthropology, for example, was founded in the early 1940s in Washington and Boston. But the essence of what is applied anthropology precedes the SfAA. Conrad Reining in a paper, entitled, "A Lost Period of Applied Anthropology" published in American Anthropologist,( 64:593-600, 1962) finds that…

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Posted on January 27, 2012 at 12:16pm

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At 8:53pm on August 4, 2011, Robert Guang Tian said…

Barry:

 

Please send me your revised paper ASAP.  Thank you.

 

Robert

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