Anthropological Quarterly is a widely read peer-reviewed journal covering topics in social

Social anthropology

Social Anthropology is one of the four or five branches of anthropology that studies how contemporary human beings behave in social groups. Practitioners of social anthropology investigate, often through long-term, intensive field studies , the social organization of a particular person: customs,...

 and cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans, collecting data about the impact of global economic and political processes on local cultural realities. Anthropologists use a variety of methods, including participant observation,...

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Anthropological Quarterly was founded in 1921 by The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America

The Catholic University of America is a private university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States. It is a pontifical university of the Catholic Church in the United States and the only institution of higher education founded by the U.S. Catholic bishops...

 and was published by The Catholic University of America Press from 1921 to 1953 under the name Primitive Man. Since 2001, the journal has been published by the George Washington University

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

 Institute for Ethnographic Research.

The journal publishes articles, social thought and commentary essays on timely political and social issues, book reviews, and book review essays.

the journal is edited by Roy Richard Grinker

Roy Richard Grinker

Roy Richard Grinker is an author and Professor of Anthropology, International Affairs, and Human Sciences at The George Washington University.Grinker is an authority on North and South Korean relations...

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