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The American Anthropological Association (AAA) is based in the US, but it has many Canadian members.  It is an umbrella for many regional and topical associations.  The array of these reveals the range of anthropology and its usefulness. Some examples are the Council for Museum Anthropology, the Council on Nutritional Anthropology, the Society for the Anthropology of North America, the Society for the Anthropology of Work, the Society for Medical Anthropology, and the Society for Psychological Anthropology, and the Society for Urban, National, and Transnational/Global Anthropology, as well as the National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (below).  It also includes a National Association of Student Anthropologists.
  
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The American Evaluation Association (AEA) is the American equivalent of the Canadian Evaluation Society (below), but is, of course, even bigger. Its Web site provides a wealth of information and links for applied researchers.
  
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The American Sociological Association is a huge and well-organized outfit. It is the main professional group for sociologists in the USA, but sociologists in Canada and other countries also belong in great numbers. Like most professional associations in anthropology and sociology, they welcome student members. The Web site is especially attentive to students, and its resources are impressive. See, for example, this page on the site: http://www.asanet.org/student/career/homepage.html
  
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Anthro TECH is a private, quasi-commercial company and Web site run by an applied anthropologist. Most of its resources are free for Internet users. It has a huge set of links involving all branches of anthro, including much that is of direct interest to students (e.g., links to a couple of dozen anthropology student associations, mostly in the US university departments).
  
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Anthropology in the News at Texas A&M University gathers and provides news relevant to the field, with concise headlines linking to full stories from major news services and scientific publications. An excellent and well organized site; with up to date "Breaking News" and archive categories listed by the sub-disciplines of Archaeology, Bioanthropology, Socio/Cultural Anthropology and Linguistics.
  
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The Association of Universities & Colleges of Canada (AUCC), is an excellent site which allows a student to get information on every school in the country with links directly to their main pages; and even more importantly, to search (via their database search engine) for specific disciplinary programs at every level at every school.
  
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The Atlantic Association of Sociologists and Anthropologists (AASA) is especially interested in student members. It encourages students to attend its annual meetings, where they can meet faculty (some of whom work in graduate programs), as well as students from other campuses. Senior students are also urged to present papers at the meetings, and then submit them to a student essay contest that carries a $100 prize. (Cape Breton University students have been among the prizewinners.) Most of Cape Breton Uinvers

ity's anthropologists and sociologists are active members of the AASA and will happy to provide you with more information about how you can participate.
  
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British Sociological Association: The BSA is a very lively professional organization, and its Web site is worth "bookmarking" (especially if you might be thinking about graduate school in the UK).
  
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The Canadian Anthropology Society (CASCA) is the major national association for anthropologists. Like other associations, it holds conferences, and publishes a newsletter as well as a journal. It also runs two e-mail networks. Find out more about it and its services by visiting its Web site.
  
Canadian Applied Anthropology Network: Many CASCA members are also part of the Canadian Applied Anthropology Network (CAAN), which operates through e-mail. CAAN sends occasional messages on a variety of topics, including conferences, useful texts, internships and jobs. As with many other e-mail networks, you can send messages directly to all members. You can, for example, post a request for advice about careers or graduate programs. If you want to know more about it, before joining, you can e-mail Karen Szala Meneok, who administers the network, at kszala@wlu.ca.
To join:
           Address an e-mail message to: listproc@wlu.ca
           Leave the subject line blank.
           In the body of the message write (exactly as given, with one space between each term):
                      sub caan yourfirstname yourlastname
           Deactivate your automatic signature, if you use one.
           Write nothing else, and send the message.
  
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The Canadian Evaluation Society is a large multi-disciplinary association of professional "evaluators," whose Web site covers a wide range of information, including links to regional and provincial evaluation societies. "Evaluation research" covers a wide variety of approaches to assessing how organizations and social-intervention programs are working. It is a big source of employment for "applied" researchers in many disciplines, including anthropology and sociology.
  
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The Canadian Sociology and Anthropology Association (CSAA) predates CASCA (above) It is the major Canadian association for sociologists, but some social anthropologists remain active in it as well.  Its bulletin Society/Société occasionally publishes articles on education and careers. Its e-mail newsletter includes job postings, though most of them are for university positions. The CSAA periodically publishes a Guide to Departments (the latest of which is due in 2000) that describes the faculty and programs available in Canada. It is useful for students who are considering graduate school.  It has a great Web site that is relevant to both disciplines, and includes many links to Canadian departments, to job postings, etc.
  
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Degrees & Careers from Thomson Nelson (a Canadian textbook publisher) helps to answer the question "What can I do with a Degree in Sociology?", as well as provide several good links for planning an undergraduate or postgraduate education, including scolarships.
  
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National Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NAPA) is part of the American Anthropological Association. Most of its members are anthropologists who work outside the university, but some professors who do a great deal of applied work also belong. It publishes various bulletins that discuss how anthropology is used in various fields of employment and about issues that are relevant to them.
  
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Society for Applied Sociology: "The Society for Applied Sociology...is an international organization for professionals involved in applying sociological knowledge in a wide variety of settings." Among the interesting resources on this site, try their "Checklist for Job Hunting and Launching a Career in Applied Sociology" and "35 Things to Think About If You Are Considering Sociology."
  
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Sociological Practice Association: This organization focuses on social action. "We are a learning community of practitioners and scholars. SPA members combine their skills in intervention with research, technology, and critical analysis. Our work ranges from social policy development and macro-structural evaluations to helping individuals, small groups, large organizations, and communities."
  
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The Value of an Arts Degree, from Simon Fraser University: Thinking of persuing an arts education? Want to know the latest statistics on graduates and the current job market? Their Faculty of Arts has compiled an extensive list of articles and essays on the relevance and value of an arts education.