Chapter 3 Research Ethics Flashcards
guides behavior and decisions, guide us through a range of concerns,dilemmas, and conflicts, Social researchers have a clear moral and professional obligation to behave in this manner
What are research ethics
demands ethical behavior without exceptions
scientific community
research fraud, plagiarism
scientific misconduct
tells us what is moral right , or proper and what is not
ethics
identify boundaries between right and wrong, good and evil
ethics
ethics guide us through a range of concerns dilemmas, and conflicts that arise over a proper war to conduct a study
in social research
are not as simple as they may first appear, because there a few absolute and only broad principles.
ethics
when applying ethical principles what must we use
we must use judgement and some principle conflict with others when we use them to answer specific questions in practice.
social researchers often must balance what two values
the pursuit of knowledge and the rights of research participants or of others in society
Why must we also balance potential benefits
such as advancing the understanding of social life, improving decisions making, or helping research participants-against potential costs- such as loss of dignity, self-esteem, privacy, or democratic freedoms
social researcher must have a clear moral and professional obligation to
behave in an ethical manner at all times, even if the participants are unaware of or unconcerned about ethics