ANP 220 Study Guide - Final Guide: Torres Strait, Ethnography, Informed Consent

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Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to. New international conditions have created problems and opportunities for anthropologists working in the field. What are some of the challenges that j. There is often unstable political organization, difficult and dangerous physical conditions, and difficulties in making ethical decisions. Has been found to be inadequate for scientifically meaningful classification of humans. In place of the artificially controlled laboratory, anthropologists rely primarily on. Informed consent involves all of the following, except. Participants must sign a witnessed contract with the anthropologist indicating that they approve of the research study. The human terrain systems was a successful project that allowed anthropologists to work alongside soldiers during war so that cultural sensitivity in the ranks could be maintained. Globalization has changed the ways that anthropologists work and write.