Why Are Ethical Responsibilities Often So Complicated with Applied Anthropology

question 29

Multiple Choice

Why are ethical responsibilities often so complicated with applied anthropology?

• A) Anthropology often deals with planning and implementing change in some population.
• B) Anthropologists deal in particularly controversial subjects, such as evolution and climate change.
• C) The anthropologist's ethical responsibilities are dependent on the ethics of the focal population.
• D) Anthropologists' actions are primarily restricted by their funding bodies.

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