I think it is important for humanity to think about what the trade-off is for all of these things we take for granted. – Dr Katerina Teaiwa on consumerism and sustainability on Banaba Continue reading Anthropology of Sustainability
This week’s social science quote is by Professor of Anthropology, Paul Stoller, who writes about anthropocene. Professor Stoller discusses how anthropology can rise to the “profoundly humanitarian obligation” to address inequality arising from human-caused climate change:
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Read a wonderful essay by Professor Faye V. Harrison on the anthropological connections between the Black Lives Matter movement in the USA, to racial profiling in Brazil, and the murders of students in Mexico.
Continue reading “Anthropology of Social Death”
Ruth Benedict said that the job the social scientist is to analyse how nations ‘analyse their own outlook upon the world.’ The goal is ‘a world made safe for differences.’*
Continue reading “The Goal of Social Science”
“If we are to achieve a richer culture, rich in contrasting values, we must recognise the whole gamut of human potentialities, and so weave a less arbitrary social fabric, one in which each diverse gift will find a fitting place.” … Continue reading Human Potential
Many global companies hire social scientsists to better understand the public and improve their services. Continue reading Social Science Highly Sought After
Research shows that management theory would be revitalised with social science input. Continue reading Building Better Business
Continue reading “You must change the whole pattern at once”There are too many complaints about society having to move too fast to keep up with the machine. There is great advantage in moving fast if you move completely, if social, educational, and recreational changes keep pace. You must change the whole pattern at once and the whole group together — and the people themselves must decide to move.
Margaret Mead, 4 September 1954, Time Magazine