Anecdotally, it has been suggested that undergraduate anthropology students are more interested in forensic anthropology than any other specialty but that forensic anthropologists are less desired as colleagues in academia due to the nature of their work. The goal of this project was to examine two related questions: Does having a forensic anthropologist, or an undergraduate concentration in forensic anthropology, increase the number of majors in anthropology programs? And are forensic anthropologists less likely to be hired for relevant biological anthropology academic positions? To address these questions, data from a number of sources were analyzed. Results found that academic programs with a forensic anthropology concentration had large increases in the overall number of anthropology majors and that programs with forensic anthropologists as faculty produced significantly more anthropology bachelor's degrees. These data are counter to the current national trend of declining anthropology degrees. For jobs in academia specifically desiring a forensic anthropologist, forensic anthropologists were hired in only 58 percent of postings. This study shows a reluctance to hire forensic anthropologists in academia despite their positive impact on the growth of anthropology programs; it also has implications for the education of future forensic anthropologists. [forensic anthropology, academia, enrollment, career, hiring]

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法医人类学在本科人类学课程中的价值

有趣的是，有人建议本科人类学学生对法医人类学比任何其他专业更感兴趣，但由于他们的工作性质，法医人类学家作为学术界的同事不太受欢迎。该项目的目标是研究两个相关问题：拥有法医人类学家或法医人类学本科专业是否会增加人类学课程的专业数量？法医人类学家是否不太可能被聘用为相关的生物人类学学术职位？为了解决这些问题，我们分析了许多来源的数据。结果发现，法医人类学专业的学术课程在人类学专业的总数上有很大的增加，而法医人类学家作为教员的课程产生了更多的人类学学士学位。这些数据与目前全国人类学学位下降的趋势背道而驰。对于专门需要法医人类学家的学术界工作，只有 58% 的职位聘用了法医人类学家。这项研究表明，尽管法医人类学家对人类学项目的发展产生了积极影响，但他们不愿在学术界聘请法医人类学家；它还对未来法医人类学家的教育产生影响。[ 这些数据与目前全国人类学学位下降的趋势背道而驰。对于专门需要法医人类学家的学术界工作，只有 58% 的职位聘用了法医人类学家。这项研究表明，尽管法医人类学家对人类学项目的发展产生了积极影响，但他们不愿在学术界聘请法医人类学家；它还对未来法医人类学家的教育产生影响。[ 这些数据与目前全国人类学学位下降的趋势背道而驰。对于专门需要法医人类学家的学术界工作，只有 58% 的职位聘用了法医人类学家。这项研究表明，尽管法医人类学家对人类学项目的发展产生了积极影响，但他们不愿在学术界聘请法医人类学家；它还对未来法医人类学家的教育产生影响。[法医人类学、学术界、招生、职业、招聘]