ANTH 1150 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Informed Consent

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 1150
• Professor: Tad Mc Ilwraith

Document Summary

Highlighti(cid:374)g the (cid:272)ase study (cid:396)ega(cid:396)di(cid:374)g ja(cid:373)es neel"s (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h into the genetics of the. Yanomami tribe in 1966, comes a prime example of a clear lack of regulation regarding the research of human individuals; consequently exemplifying why regulation surrounding human research is necessary. This case focused on studying the genetics of the tribe, and in return the tribe benefiting from said research. The issue here was that (cid:862)neel decided to do his research without first gaining yanomami permission. Case in point, the yanomami tribe never received the promised results of their blood samples from neel, meaning they never got their (cid:862)reciprocal benefits(cid:863) for partaking in a study they did not consent in. This was because there was no regulation pushing neel to keep his promise. This supports the view that a highly regulated set of rules should surround the research of human subjects in order to protect anyone who takes part in research studies.