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Re: Anthroplogists, I need advice! Please help me!Stephen Barnard (steve@megafauna.com)Tue, 10 Sep 1996 17:09:00 -0800
> > In article <323501E1.2E11@megafauna.com>, Stephen Barnard writes: > > >jbernst@pipeline.com wrote: > >> > >> In article <01bb9e17$95021a40$1c08a392@dlevine.siue.edu>, Karen writes: > >> Also, what are the job opportunities for Anthropology? The > >> >history job market is quite bleak! > >> > > >> > >> In Anthropology your prospects are grim, especially with a name like > Dan > >> Levine. It's a risky thing to go into it. Do so only if you love > >> anthropology and can't imagine doing anything else. I doubt the job > market > >> has been better in anthropology than in history. > >> > >> Jay Bernstein, Ph.D. > > > >Color me naive. What's wrong with the name "Dan Levine"? (I know you > >don't think there's anything "wrong" with it, but what puts Dan Levine > >at a disadvantage in anthropology?) > > > > Steve Barnard > > > It means you're a white male. Ever heard of Affirmative action? It means > white males not preferred. You are much better off if you are a black or > other quote unquote "minority" woman when it comes to getting a job. > > Jay Bernstein
So true. So sad.
Steve Barnard
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