ISSUES AND DEBATES - Ethical implications
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- Created on: 25-03-19 12:51
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- Ethical implications
- Social sensitivity
- PPs in the research. Their friends and family could be effected by research consequence
- researcher could be effected - effect in institution
- groups impacted by social-sensitive (sub-cultures and sub-groups with certain religious / political beliefs)
- def: any research that might have direct social consequences for the participants in the research or the group that they represent
- SIEBER AND STANLEY - used the term social sensitivity to describe studies where there are potential social consequences for the participants or the group of people represented by the research
- Research examples
- BOWLBY - monotropic theory led to Britain being one of only countries in the EU to not offer free childcare under the age of 5
- Need to consider:
- implications
- use (research may be used as an advantage for something else)
- impact on public policy
- availability of research
- Types of ethical issue relating to ** research
- PRIVACY: some more info that PPs were willing to give may be shared. This may be an invasion of their private life (eg. AIDS research)
- CONFIDENTIALITY: PPs will be less wiling to take part if confidentiality is breached
- VALID METHODOLOGY: media and public may not be aware of poor methodology. Poor results may shape important social policy and be detrimental the group participating
- DECEPTION: research may lead someone to form untrue stereotypes, effecting their performance
- INFORMED CONSENT: PPs may not comprehend what is involved in the study
- EQUITABLE TREATMENT: all PPs should be treated equally and resources are not withheld from a particular group (eg. educational opportunities)
- SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT: researcher has duty to engage in research but also must not harm PPs or institutions
- OWNERSHIP OF DATA: problem of ownership: sponsorship of data (eg. university) and therefore publication of data
- VALUES: ethical issues when clash in objective and subjective approaches, scientist and recipient of data
- RISK / BENEFIT RATIO: risks & costs should be minimised but benefits should should also be weighed up against this
- Social sensitivity
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