Discussionon the Cultural Anthropology

Cultural Anthropology
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Cultural Anthropology
Question 1
According to the authors, applied anthropologists could be used to impact change through the rituals of the community rituals can facilitate change (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, p 19 ). They can help in moderating conservativeness in humans by incorporating potential shift in behaviours. Social institutions could be used in Iraq to impart a positive change in the communities that experienced the war so that they can change the relationships and perspectives of their neighbours (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, p 52 ). This would facilitate reconciliation that forms the basis for avoiding such animosities in future.
Anthropologists can also be deployed in the country after the war to help the military in understanding the local communities so as to reduce the animosity and deaths that could arise from the military. Anthropologists would gather knowledge from the different communities and use the information to advice the military on how better they can handle the communities as they heal from the war (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, p 55). This will help in reducing further harassment from the militaries on the citizens. The soldiers would also focus more on helping the people in improving their security, education and healthcare systems.
Anthropologists collect data which gives insights about the tension that exists among the tribes that have the potential of triggering a war in future. This will enable the policy makers to come up with strategies to address those issues through plans that are informed by the data collected from the people (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, 89). This will guide the formulation of governance that is sensitive to cultural issues and that addresses the cultural injustices.
Question 2
Practices such as FGM, torture and genocide have an inclination to morality than culture. That is to say, these practices can be debated on the aspect of morality but not a cultural value. Morality is not relative as is culture (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, p 16 ). This implies that those practices that are immoral such as the mentioned will not have a shelter in the idea of cultural relativism and can be uprooted more easily. Further, these practices are considered part of the rituals. Part of the rituals that connect with forebears can be retained while others can be rejected (Ferraro & Andreatta, 2014, p 16). Female circumcision, for instance, is a dangerous practice whi...