According to the Code of Ethics Adopted by the Society

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society of Applied Anthropology in 1948,

A) there is no need to include the target community in planning a study.
B) anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected.
C) the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied.
D) the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy.