Applied Anthropology - Contemporary human issues and the practice of anthropology

Applied Anthropology - Contemporary human issues and the practice of anthropology

Introduction

The study of mankind or human kind of its present and past refers to the term anthropology. The field of anthropology has developed upon the awareness from the biological and social sciences. It has also draws upon the knowledge from natural sciences and humanities. The word anthrop has been derived from a Greek word which means “man” or mankind whereas logy means to study. The following paper uses the case studies to identify an approach to applied anthropology.

Discussion - Assignment no: 1

QUESTION 1

With reference to the appropriate case studies, compare two development projects that were aimed at uplifting the Socio-cultural conditions of the communities as regards:

Roles and methodologies of the anthropologist

Cultural relativism and context-specific programmes

Roles and Methodologies of an Anthropologist

The development projects that were aimed at uplifting the socio-cultural conditions of the communities in regard to the roles and methodologies of an anthropologist are KAP (knowledge, attitude, practices). In order to compare and analyze the project, the project's prime purpose was to supply the baseline information for the development of a national health educational strategy which was aimed at reducing the disease of waterborne in Swaziland. The Swaziland project was aimed to design unusual warmth to the socio cultural features. Moreover, the roles and methodologies of an anthropologist revolve around the trainings and evaluations along with having a look from a perspective of peasant or tribal or marginal groups. (Healthcare strategies in Swaziland by Wulff & Boulder).

Cultural Relativism and Context-Specific Programs

According to Wuff, in his case study Healthcare strategies in Swaziland; he stated that cultural relativism is a view which says that all values, background and morals are related to an individual within his or her own social context. In other notions, the terms right or wrong also specifically related to a culture which is considered ethical in one society but unethical in other.

QUESTION 2

With reference to an appropriate case study or case studies, discuss the stages of decision-making and policy Implementation in the following domains

a)Tourism

b)Healthcare

Tourism

With reference to the case study Tourism in small-scale societies by Mansperger, M., it has been observed that the stages of decision making and policy implementation after the World War II, the British colonial administration in Kenya have started to develop national parks for the safeguarding of inventive of fauna. As a reaction to it, between the years 1968 to 1984 an increased number in the industry of tourism has been came into notice in the form of tourists. Tourists began to visit Kenya. Moreover, tourism has increased in the areas of Islands in recent years such as from the years of 1990s. Hence, the major stages those are included while decision making and implementation in domain of tourism are thorough observation along with interviews and active participation of the people (Escobar, n.d).

Healthcare

With reference to the same above mentioned case study, after the World War II a noticeable increased has been observed in ...