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How to: Cite Your Sources

American Anthropological Association Style (AAA)

American Anthropological Association Style generally follows the Chicago Manual of Style, 17th edition (Author-Date) for citations.
For more information, see the official style guide

Book with a single author or editor 

In-text: (Sullivan, 2011, 146–47)

References: Sullivan, S. Crawford. 2011. Living Faith: Everyday Religion and Mothers in Poverty. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. 

Journal article from an online database

In-text: (Leshkowich, 2014, 143–45)

References: JLeshkowich, Ann Marie. "Standardized Forms of Vietnamese Selfhood: An Ethnographic Genealogy of Documentation." American Ethnologist 41(1): 143-162. https://doi.org/10.1111/amet.12065. 

Online newspaper/magazine article 

In-text:  (Jarrín, 2021)

References: Jarrín, Alvaro. "What the Weeknd's Changing Face Says About Our Sick Celebrity Culture." The Conversation, February 3, 2021. Access World News.

Page from a website

In-text:  (College of the Holy Cross, n.d.)

References: College of the Holy Cross. n.d. "Sociology and Anthropology." Accessed August 15, 2024 https://www.holycross.edu/academics/programs/sociology-and-anthropology.