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Chapter 3 Ethics and Politics of Social Research. Ethical Issues in Social Research Two Ethical Controversies The Politics of Social Research. Constraints on Research Projects. Scientific Administrative Ethical Political. Ethical Issues in Social Research.
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Chapter 3Ethics and Politics of Social Research • Ethical Issues in Social Research • Two Ethical Controversies • The Politics of Social Research
Constraints on Research Projects • Scientific • Administrative • Ethical • Political
Ethical Issues in Social Research • Voluntary participation - no one should be forced to participate. • No harm to participants • Anonymity and confidentiality • Deception
Ethical Issues in Social Research • Analysis and reporting • Institutional Review Boards - reviews all research proposals to guarantee subjects rights and interests are protected. • Professional codes of ethics
Laud Humphreys Study of Homosexual behavior in public restrooms. • Lied to participants by telling them he was a voyeur-participant. • Traced participants to their home and interviewed them under false pretenses.
Stanley Milgram Study of human obedience. • Subjects had role of "teacher" and administered a shock to "pupils". • Pupils were actually part of the experiment.
Ethics and Politics of Social Research • Ethics deals mostly with methods used in research. • Politics deals with the substance and use of research. • There are no formal codes of accepted political conduct.
Project Camelot Proposed research project concerning the topic of internal war within a nation. • The project was canceled and dismantled. • Science is neutral on topics of war and peace, scientists are not.
Politics in Perspective Three issues: • Science is not untouched by politics. • Science does not proceed in the midst of political controversy. • Awareness of ideologies enriches the study and practice of social research methods.