Anthropology is the study of various aspects of humans within societies of the past and present. Social anthropology and cultural anthropology, studies the norms and values of societies.
[Professional Organizations by Discipline]
Alaska Anthropological Association - https://www.alaskaanthropology.org/
American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS) - https://www.aafs.org/
American Board of Forensic Anthropolog (ABFA) - http://theabfa.org/
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - https://www.aaas.org/
American Association of Anthropological Genetics (AAAG) - http://anthgen.org/
American Association of Physical Anthropologists (AAPA) - http://www.physanth.org/
The American Schools of Oriental Research (ASOR) - http://www.asor.org/
Dental Anthropology Association (DAA) - http://www.dentalanthropology.org/
American Anthropological Association (AAA) - https://www.americananthro.org/
AAA has 40 sections representing disciplines, affinities and interests within the anthropology community. Membership to AAA must include membership to at least one of these sections. Below are a few of the sections; for the full list visit Sections, Journals & Dues.
- Association of Senior Anthropologists - http://asa.americananthro.org/
- Association of Black Anthropologists - http://aba.americananthro.org/
- Association for Political and Legal Anthropology - https://politicalandlegalanthro.org/
- General Anthropology Division - http://gad.americananthro.org/
- Evolutionary Anthropology Society - http://www.evanthsoc.org/
- Society for Anthropological Sciences - http://www.societyforanthropologicalsciences.org/
- National Association for the Practice of Anthropology - http://practicinganthropology.org/
- Society for Medical Anthropology - http://www.medanthro.net/
- Interest Groups of the Society of Medical Anthropology - http://www.medanthro.net/
- Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges - http://sacc.americananthro.org/
- Society for Cultural Anthropology - https://culanth.org/
- Society for the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition - https://foodanthro.com/
- Society for Visual Anthropology - http://societyforvisualanthropology.org/
- Society for the Anthropology of Consciousness - http://www.sacaaa.org/
- Society for the Anthropology of Europe - http://sae.americananthro.org/
- Society for the Anthropology of North America - http://www.sananet.org/
- Society for Urban, National and Transnational/Global Anthropology - http://sunta.org/
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