Global Problems and Anthropology

Shankar Gugoloth

Abstract: NOW we are facing the biggest threat from climate change, terrorism, Natural events such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, and insect infestations are becoming abnormal to normal in this days, (Kerala flood), new type of war like trade war, climate change and abnormal weather patterns are become the normal in now a days and we are facing biggest threat from a corona pandemic which is also emerged from the changing relationship with animals because of climate change, deforestation, and industrial breeding, for example corona also emerged by the eating the bats meat. Almost every day, the news makes us aware that terrible social problems threaten people around the world. War, crime, family violence, natural disasters, poverty, famineall these and more are the lot of millions of people in many places. And now there is an increasing threat of terrorism. Can anthropological and other research help us solve these global social problems Many anthropologists and other social scientists think so. Applied anthropology is the application of the methods and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problem. In this paper in first section, discussion is on the introduction to the applied Anthropology and how corona virus is related to the climate change. In the second section, discussion is on the main part of the essay like natural events, terrorism, war and climate change, and how these main global social problems.

Keywords: anthropology, global problem, pandemics, terrorism, war

How to Cite?: Shankar Gugoloth, "Global Problems and Anthropology", Volume 9 Issue 9, September 2020, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 821-825, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR20905113021, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR20905113021