chapter 3 the ethics and politics of social research

Question 1

informed consent

Answer 1

a norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved.

Question 2

anonymity

Answer 2

anonymity is achieved in a research project when neither the researchers nor the readers of the findings can identity a given response with a given respondent.

Question 3

condidentiality

Answer 3

a research project guarantees confidentiality when the researcher can identify a given person’s responses but promises not to do so publicly.

Question 4

debriefing

Answer 4

interviewing subjects to learn about their experience of participation in the project. This is especially important if there’s a possiblity that they have been damaged by that participation.