Do No Harm Mary Jones Summary

Mary Jones should continue the use of pseudonyms throughout her papers. As an anthropologist, she needs to accept and stay true to ethical standards by upholding to the Principles of Professional Responsibility above all else in her work. By doing so, she is able to support all her research while abiding by all ethical obligations. The key and number one principle to follow is to “do no harm”. Mary’s work by using pseudonyms is justified as she is above else protecting the participants she is studying to ensure they are safe. Reporting and researching in vulnerable capacities can potentially harm participants if they are not protected. The ethics codes that are put in place are there to ultimately to so. Mary worked on this project for …show more content…
If the subject matter is not highly confidential and will have limited exposure to avoid harm to a vulnerable population, then she could continue with generalizations or light pseudonyms. The most important thing to keep in mind is what consented to her research subjects. If research was conducted and recorded properly, she should have documentation of all participants’ consent prior to all research. Lastly, the U.S. federal regulations protect human subjects involved in any type of research and proposals to conduct research. This includes anthropological research and is required to be reviewed by a sponsoring organization. If Mary has the ability and connections through her job, the community health center, or a college she should try to get a final analysis conducted by such sponsoring organization to conclude her final work to ensure she has followed all ethical obligations. Mary’s choice is ultimately decided upon if her research subjects feel safe, are protected, understand and give consent to all areas being studied, and ethics codes are being