Society for Applied Anthropology
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The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Society for Applied Anthropology canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3382468 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Society for Applied Anthropology Context triple: [Annals of Anthropological Practice, associatedWith, Society for Applied Anthropology]
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A.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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B.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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C.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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D.
Society for Urban, National, and Transnational Anthropology
The Society for Urban, National, and Transnational Anthropology is a specialized section of the American Anthropological Association that focuses on anthropological research and scholarship related to urban life, nation-states, and cross-border processes.
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E.
Society for Medical Anthropology
The Society for Medical Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the anthropological study of health, illness, and medicine within the broader American Anthropological Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Society for Applied Anthropology Target entity description: The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
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A.
Society for Cultural Anthropology
The Society for Cultural Anthropology is a scholarly organization dedicated to advancing the study and critical analysis of culture within the broader field of anthropology.
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B.
National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
The National Association for the Practice of Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes and supports the application of anthropological knowledge and methods to real-world problems in diverse practical settings.
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C.
American Anthropological Association
The American Anthropological Association is the primary professional organization for anthropologists in the United States, dedicated to advancing the study of humanity through research, education, and ethical practice.
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D.
Society for Urban, National, and Transnational Anthropology
The Society for Urban, National, and Transnational Anthropology is a specialized section of the American Anthropological Association that focuses on anthropological research and scholarship related to urban life, nation-states, and cross-border processes.
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E.
Society for Medical Anthropology
The Society for Medical Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the anthropological study of health, illness, and medicine within the broader American Anthropological Association.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
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nonprofit organization ⓘ professional association ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SfAA ⓘ |
| activity |
organizing academic conferences
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providing professional development opportunities ⓘ publishing scholarly journals ⓘ supporting applied research projects ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
bridge academic and applied work in anthropology
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disseminate anthropological knowledge to communities ⓘ disseminate anthropological knowledge to policymakers ⓘ encourage ethical practice in applied research ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discipline |
anthropology
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other related social sciences ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| field |
applied anthropology
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social sciences ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
community development
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economic development ⓘ education ⓘ environmental issues ⓘ health ⓘ public policy issues ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
academics
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community organizations ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ policy makers ⓘ |
| hasMember |
anthropologist
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applied social scientist ⓘ practitioner ⓘ student ⓘ |
| hasScope | international ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| promotes |
culturally informed policy and practice
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interdisciplinary collaboration ⓘ use of qualitative and quantitative methods in applied research ⓘ |
| purpose |
address real-world social problems
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advance applied social science research ⓘ foster collaboration between scholars and practitioners ⓘ promote the practical application of anthropological knowledge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Society for Applied Anthropology Description of subject: The Society for Applied Anthropology is a professional organization that promotes the practical application of anthropological and related social science knowledge to address real-world social problems.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.