ANTH 205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Human Terrain System, Cultural Relativism, Libido
20 Sep 2016
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Anth 205: peoples and cultures of the world. Property, resources, and wealth passed from father to sons. Need to assure father that son is of father"s decent. What happened when anthropologist trying to stop fbm. Did not change the underlying beliefs/logic of the practice. Assumed the women would want to or later appreciate the change. Provide better equipment: less damage with scalpels vs rusty blades. Teaching sterilization methods: decrease the deaths due to infection. Educating/empowering women: changing and challenges the underlying logic of male controlled power. May take a while, but result in better community health. In anthropology, cultural relativism does not preclude making a moral judg3ement or taking action: though this is not always supported. Human rights: invoke a realm of justice and morality that is beyond and superior to the law and customs of a particular countries. Cultural rights: vested not in individuals, but in groups, such as religious and ethnic minorities, and indigenous societies.
