Issues & Debates: Ethical Implications & Social Sensitivity Flashcards
What are ethical issues?
They protect the participants in the study
What are ethical implications?
They consider the effect of the findings on the participants in the study and effect on society
What are socially sensitive areas?
Studies where there is potential social consequences for the participants or the groups they represent
What aspects should be considered when research is viewed as socially sensitive?
Consider the effects on the participants
Consider the effects in terms of potential bias
Consider use of findings
Consider validity of findings
How can researchers deal with effect on participants and risk of bias
Consider effect on group before
Fully debrief participants
Take care when writing the report and consider possible misuse or benefits
How can researchers deal with the issue of the possible use of findings?
Consider all positive and negative uses of their findings
How can researchers deal with the issue of validity of the research?
Ensure the research is fee from bias and not fraudulent
What negative implications can come from Bowlby’s research?
Affected social policy as mothers encouraged to stay at home - mother may have felt pressured to maintain maternal roles and guilt for working
Why might Bowlby’s research be seen as lacking validity?
Possible researcher bias as he conducted his own research
Considered to be poorly controlled
How can research into family dysfunction be seen as leading to bias
Blames families for schizophrenia in their offspring due high expressed emotion. Leading to guilt and emotion.
Although research into family dysfunction can be seen as negative what positive can there be?
Practical applications - family therapy aims to support families and the person with schizophrenia to improve lives and reduce relapse.
