Ethical implications

Question 1

Sieber and Stanley

Answer 1

• defined social sensitivity as ‘studies in which there are potential consequences or implications, either directly for the participants involved in the research or for the class of individuals represented by the research’
• identified 4 aspects of research processes that could bring about social consequences
  1. research question
  2. conduct of research and treatment of participants
  3. institutional context
  4. interpretation and application of findings