Forum Question: Ruth Benedict, a prominent anthropologist, once said, "the purpose of anthropology is to make the world safe for human differences." Are anthropologists in a position "to make the world safe for human differences" by having an impact on public policy? Do you view anthropology as essential for cooperation and peaceful co-existence on individual, local, national, and global levels; why or why not? Please identify a current policy or social problem that has been or may be affected by anthropological research in order to answer your question.
Objectives examined:
-Appraise different cultures, at different levels of development, which are now undergoing the process of combining their traditional ways of life with changes imposed on them by the modern world
-Judge the future challenges facing the human species