ANTH 210 Lecture 6 Outline of Last Lecture Ethnographic Research Fieldwork 1 Process of Participant Observation 2 Ethnography Techniques 3 Observations 4 Interviewing 5 Genealogical Methods 6 Interpretive Methods 7 Local Beliefs and Perceptions in the Ethnographers Perspective 8 Specialized Ethnography 9 Team Research Conclusion Outline of Current Lecture 1 Anthropological Ethics 2 History Anthropologist go to War 3 Applied Anthropology 4 Development 5 Medical Anthropology Current Lecture Anthropological Ethics 1 654 documents on ethical responsibilities of an anthropologist are posted on AAA American Anthropological Association Booklet Most demand that we be responsible first and foremost to the people we study Anthropological ethics does not harm and this is voluntary informed consent History Anthropologist go to War Alexander Leighton Who worked at the Office of War Information in WWII said that most administrators there used anthropology as a drunk uses a lamppost for support rather than illumination Applying Anthropology Applied anthropology is the application of anthropological data perspectives theory and methods to identify assess and solve contemporary social problems All four sub disciplines have an applied component Ethnographic method is one of the most valuable tools in applying anthropology Applied anthropologists are likely to adopt local grassroots perspective in approaching problem Appropriate roles for applied anthropologists Identify the locally perceived needs for change Work with local people to design culturally appropriate socially sensitive change Protect the local people s interests Development Development is the branch of applied anthropology that focuses on social issues in and the cultural dimension of economic development Effective development draws indigenous cultural practices and social structures Two roles for the anthropologists first to be the cultural breaker and secondly anthropologists are the social policy developer analyzer Medical anthropology Medical anthropology is the study of disease health problems health care systems and theories about illness in different cultures and ethnic groups