Yanomami inquiry moves forward.The American Anthropological Association's executive board has launched a formal inquiry into the highly publicized pub·li·cize tr.v. pub·li·cized, pub·li·ciz·ing, pub·li·ciz·es To give publicity to. Adj. 1. publicized - made known; especially made widely known publicised allegations of decades-long misconduct MISCONDUCT. Unlawful behaviour by a person entrusted in any degree: with the administration of justice, by which the rights of the parties and the justice of the, case may have been affected. 2. by anthropologists and others working in South America South America, fourth largest continent (1991 est. pop. 299,150,000), c.6,880,000 sq mi (17,819,000 sq km), the southern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. among the Yanomami Indians. The charges appeared in a controversial book released last year (SN: 1/27/01, p. 58). A five-person task force will probe fieldwork field·work n. 1. A temporary military fortification erected in the field. 2. Work done or firsthand observations made in the field as opposed to that done or observed in a controlled environment. 3. practices of Yanomami researchers. Task force members plan to contact Brazilian and Venezuelan officials, who are conducting related inquiries. The task force is slated to submit a final report to the executive board in November. --B.B. |
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