Abstract
This paper addresses the question of what makes knowledge useful within the framework of anthropological inquiry. Some anthropologists and other social scientists believe that knowledge is intrinsically useful. Others have claimed that knowledge becomes useful only in the social context within which it is to be used; that is, it is the context which makes it useful. Still others claim that the utility of knowledge depends on the process of dissemination, its format or other formal characteristics. In this paper I will first define knowledge utilization, and then discuss anthropological knowledge. The second part of the paper will review a case example in which knowledge based on anthropological research is used in an ethnic minority community in the United States. The conclusion summarizes some central principles or guidelines for the utilization of ethnographic research in community problem solving.
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