Applied Anthropology and Sociology in Tropical Africa

Abstract

This paper reports the results of an inquiry into the current uses of anthropology and sociology in tropical Africa (south of the Sahara, north of the Union of South Africa). It focuses on two aspects of the application of these sciences: 1) the types of applied projects on which anthropologists and sociologists are now working, and 2) the use by administrative officers, technical advisors, and extension workers of a social-scientific orientation toward social processes, culture, and values.