Anthropological Ethics in Context

Name: Anthropological Ethics in Context
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This volume explores ethical principles and controversies in the social sciences through the lens of the recent three-year revision of the American Anthropological Association's code of ethics. Contributors, as task force members, share first-hand insights into the debates, compromises, and consensus-building that shape an organisation's ethical stance. The book highlights the diversity within anthropology and the social sciences, emphasising ethical principles rooted in core values rather than transient controversies. It presents clear, broad statements to embed ethics in daily anthropological practice and views the code as a living document open to future revision. Additional resources, including internet links, ensure its continued relevance and vibrancy.
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Ideal for anthropologists, social scientists, educators, and students engaged in ethical practices and discourse within their professional and academic environments.

Using the recent multi-year revision of the American Anthropology Association’s code of ethics as a platform, this volume suggests a set of principles and practices, based on ethical dilemmas common in the social sciences.

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This volume examines general ethical principles and controversies in the social sciences by looking specifically at the recent three-year revision process to the American Anthropological Association’s code of ethics.

The book’s contributors were members of the task force that undertook that revision and thus have first-hand knowledge of the debates, compromises, and areas of consensus involved in shaping any organisation’s ethical vision.

Anthropological Ethics in Context reflects the broad diversity of opinion, approach, and practice within anthropology and the social sciences. It develops ethical principles that reflect core values rather than the latest ethical controversies. The book crafts clear, broad statements, increasing the likelihood that the ethical code will be a meaningful part of the daily discourse of practising anthropologists.

It develops the ethical code as a living document, or a process of experience and debate, subject to future revision and amplification. The book provides explanation through internet links and other resources, ensuring that the finished product is relevant and vibrant.

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"In principle, our professional responsibilities are easy to recite and apply equally to us all... This volume candidly and skillfully explains what is at stake and how we have made important choices in breathing life into ethical principles." – Edward Liebow, AAA Executive Director

"The special contribution of this volume is its focus on the continuous process of making hard ethical choices faced by anthropologists, highlighting struggles within diverse settings and changing values." – Janet E. Levy, UNC Charlotte

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781611328790

Publisher: Left Coast Press Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 October 2015

Country: United States

Imprint: Left Coast Press Inc

Contributors:

Edited by Dena Plemmons
Edited by Alex W Barker

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 620g

Pages: 250

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About the Author

Dena Plemmons is a research ethicist and anthropologist. She is a former chair of the AAA's Committee on Ethics, and she served as the chair of the task force that was convened to review and revise the AAA's code of ethics. Plemmons has extensive experience in research and education in the area of responsible/ethical research across disciplines, though her primary focus is anthropological practice. Alex W. Barker has chaired the ethics committees of the American Anthropological Association and Society for American Archaeology, and served on the American Association of Museums Ethics Task Force on Cultural Property. He currently serves on the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act National Review Committee, and is past president of the Council for Museum Anthropology. An archaeologist with more than 30 years of experience in the U.S., eastern Europe, and the Mediterranean, his recent publications on ethics include All The Kings Horses: Essays on the Impact of Looting and the Illicit Antiquities Trade on our Knowledge of the Past (SAA Press), "Provenience, Provenance and Context(s)" in The Futures of Our Pasts: Ethical Implications of Collecting Antiquities in the Twenty-First Century (SAR Press), and Exhibiting Archaeology: Archaeology and Museums (Annual Reviews in Anthropology).