Bridges for Changing Times

Volume Editor: Linda A. Bennett with commentaries by Karen J. Hanson and Omer C. StewartGeneral Editors: Ralph J. Bishop and Pamela Amoss Linda A. Bennett is an associate professor of anthropology at Memphis State University and coordinates the research and training M.A. medical anthropology program. She received her M.A. from Indiana University and her Ph.D. from American University in sociocultural anthropology. As a member of the research faculty of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University Medical Center, she conducted more than a decade of research on family rituals and alcoholism. For several years she has done applied clinical research on alcoholism treatment and collaborative fieldwork in biocultural anthropology in Yugoslavia. Currently at-large member of the governing council of NAPA and coprogram organizer for MSAPA, she was a board member of WAPA from 1981-84 (serving as president in 1983-84); a cofounder of The Alcohol and Drug Study Group; and on the governing council of the Anthropological Society of Washington from 1978-86. She is the author of Personal Choice in Ethnic Identity Maintenance: Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes in Washington, DC. (1978); coeditor (with Genevieve Ames) of The American Experience with Alcohol: Contrasting Cultural Perspectives (1985); coauthor (with Peter Steinglass et al.) of The Alcoholic Family (1987); and author of "Treating Alcoholism in a Yugoslav Fashion," East European Quarterly (1985); "Alcohol in Context: Anthropological Perspectives," Drugs and Society (1988); and "Family, Culture and Alcohol," Recent Developments in Alcoholism (1989). Currently, she is beginning a longitudinal study of depression among treated substance abusers in Memphis.

• Preface and Acknowledgments National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: vii–vii. Acronyms National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: viii–viii.The Place of LPOs in American Anthropology of the 1980s National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 1–6. Currently Active Local Practitioner Organizations.Washington Association of Professional Anthropologists (WAPA) John Mason, Ruth H. Landman National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 7–12. Currently Active Local Practitioner Organizations (LPOs).High Plains Society for Applied Anthropology (HPSAA) Ken Keller National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 13–16.Mid-South Association of Professional Anthropologists (MSAPA) Bridget Ciaramitaro, Linda Nichols National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 16–19.Philadelphia Association of Practicing Anthropologists (PAPA) Elaine Simon, Karen Curtis National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 20–22.The New York City Professional Association of Anthropologists (PAA) Karen Hanson, Madeleine Tramm National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 23–25.Southern California Applied Anthropology Network (SCAAN) M. Jean Gilbert National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 25–27.Practicing Anthropologists of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and British Columbia (PAWIOBC) Pamela A. moss National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 28–30.Real World Anthropologists (RWA) Linda W. Smith National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 30–32.Detroit Association of Practicing Anthropologists (DAPA) Richard Robinson National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 32–33.Sun Coast Organization of Practicing Anthropologists (SCOPA) Susan Ryan National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 33–35.New Jersey Association for the Practice of Anthropology (NJAPA) Kenneth Brook National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 35–37.Bay Area Network of Practicing Anthropologists (BANPA) Liza Hauswald National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 37–38.North Florida Group (NFG) Linda Lampl, Marcus Hepburn National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 39–40.Ann Arbor Area Association of Applied Anthropologists ("A-6") Karin E. Tice, Roger McConochie National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 40–41. Formerly Active Local Practitioner Organizations.Society of Professional Anthropologists (SOPA) Barry Bainton, Margaret Knight National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 42–44.Chicago Organization of Professional Anthropologists (COPA) Margo L. Smith National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 44–46.Minnesota Association of Professional Anthropologists (MAPA) Angie G. Nelson National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 46–48. Commentary.Learning to Build Bridges: Lessons from the United Way Karen J. Hanson National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 49–51. Commentaries.Some Observations from Colorado Professor Omer C. Stewart National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 51–53.References Cited National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 54–54.About the Authors National Association for the Practice of Anthropology Bulletin Jan 1988, Vol. 6, No. 1: 55–55.