Beyond Treating Humans Like Humans

Infamous Unethical Experiments

• Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment (1932-1972)
• Stanford Prison Experiment (1971)

Anthropological Study Controversies

• Margaret Mead's work with Samoan girls
• Napoleon Chagnon's work with the Yanomami (1964 -1990)
• Anthropologists in Project Camelot
• Napoleon Chagnon's work with the Yanomami (1964 -1990)
• Anthropologists in the Pentagon 'Human Terrain Systems' Program (2009)

AAA Code of Ethics

• Obligation to the people, species, materials we study that supercede knowledge seeking
• Ensure that research does not harm the safety, dignity, or privacy of the people
• Anonymity/recognition
• Maintain informed consent
• Must not exploit individuals

AAA Code of Ethics

• Responsibility to scholarship and public
• Must not misrepresent information or engage in misconduct
• Utilize results in an appropriate fashion
• Consider the social and political implications of the information they disseminate
• Be candid about qualifications and positional biases