There are certain irreducible standards or minimums the anthropological research aspects ought to take and follow to the later. It is to say that there are ethical issues that ought to be considered when undertaking anthropological concepts and aspects related to research and studies. In a similar line of thought and respect, there are notable scholars and researchers in the field of anthropology who made attempts and efforts to address the issue of ethical concerns in the field or area of anthropology.
At the current state of affairs, the states or the governments are over regulate the research environment of anthropology thereby curtailing the prospects of the making reasonable steps as far as research is concerned. For instance, there has been the aspect of respects for the persons involved in research projects and processes, in such a way that their autonomy and decisions ought to be respected and protected by the research teams. Secondly, is the aspect put forth by the state or the regulators in the field of research as a whole which stipulate that the people involved in research projects ought to be treated in beneficent manner. Their benefits would be maximized with minimum harm or threats. All these ought to be reduced to levels that would allow the research process time and space to conduct free research programs.
Lastly, the regulators have also stipulated in details that justice, fairness and a zero approach to discrimination ought to be observed while choosing research subjects ought to be adhered to. I could not agree more because the research must be seen to fair and cut across the whole society. A practical case stems from the fact that a syphilis study was done based on some four hundred black men who neither received treatment nor compensation during the time and period of the research (Coser, 19). It was utterly irresponsible and unfair to select the blacks only without benefits for a disease that was not unique to them alone.
Work Cited
Coser, Lewis A. "Continuities in the Study of Social research” (1998)
