the relationship between anthropology and ethics

Before understanding their relationship we must first understand what ethics means. ethic is the fundamental principle that is based on what rules and guide the way in which peoples behavior are accepted as right or wrong or good or bad,ethics entails what a discipline puts in place to determine the sustainability of any human organization . hence in anthropology as a  discipline the case are not different,ethics are put in place to make sure that every individual in it adhere to it practices and regulation and thus avoiding any foul practices that would endanger the discipline,ironically ethics in anthropology has always been over emphasized,usually the lay more concern on the negative than the positive and they are seen to be more reactive than proactive but nevertheless anthropology as always been a discipline which has been built on sound foundation which has served as it agility to success. in this article am going to explain how both ethic and anthropology relates and works with each other.

• ethic as a conductor of rules in anthropology: ethics are far far cherished in anthropology than in any other discipline except medicine,its allows for a smooth flow of it practices by it researchers bearing in mind of the consequences that may befall them if thy do other wise.
• ethic as a drive toward discipline: this has always been the main feature of why ethic is here to stay in anthropology because punishment for offenders are often spelled out in such ethics guiding anthropological discipline thus putting in place an a plain environment that encourages pure competitions from young researchers and as well as an opportunity for the older once to expand their horizon

• ethic as a building block in anthropology: ethic has enable anthropology to get were it has gotten today with it constant check and balance of every sector in it discipline..

so as long as anthropology will continue to strive ethics will remain it guiding principle