Anthropology is the study of the origins and diversity of human biology and culture. Anthropologists study the evolution and adaptations of the human species through the four major subdivisions of the discipline: archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistics, and cultural anthropology.
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Code of Ethics
of the American Anthropological Association
Approved June 1998
I. Preamble
Anthropological researchers, teachers and practitioners are members of many different communities,
each with its own moral rules or codes of ethics. Anthropologists have moral obligations as members of
other groups, such as the family, religion, and community, as well as the profession. They also have
obligations to the scholarly discipline, to the wider society and culture, and to the human species, other
species, and the environment. Furthermore, fieldworkers may develop close relationships with persons
or animals with whom they work, generating an additional level of ethical considerations
In a field of such complex involvements and obligations, it is inevitable that misunderstandings,
conflicts, and the need to make choices among apparently incompatible values will arise.
Anthropologists are responsible for grappling with such difficulties and struggling to resolve them in
ways compatible with the principles stated here. The purpose of this Code is to foster discussion and
education. The American Anthropological Association (AAA) does not adjudicate claims for unethical
behavior.
The principles and guidelines in this Code provide the anthropologist with tools to engage in developing
and maintaining an ethical framework for all anthropological work.
