What is the background of the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics and how is this background related to two of its key principles?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. One event that raised the issue of ethics was Project Camelot, in which anthropological knowledge was used for political purposes.
2. A second event was the American-Vietnam War, during which some anthropologists worked on behalf of the U.S. military's goals.
3. One of the AAA principles is that the researcher's responsibility is to the people studied.
4. A second principle is that research should never be covert or "undercover."
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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