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Practical And Ethical Implications Of Research Flashcards

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What may sociologists face practical difficulties in relation to?

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  • time
  • cost
  • subject matter of research
  • social characteristics of researcher and those being researched
  • access
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How does time affect research?

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  • decrease sample size
  • decrease generalisability
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How does cost affect research?

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  • decrease sample size
  • decrease generalisability
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How does subject matter of research affect research?

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  • if sensitive or personal decrease validity
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How does social characteristics of the researcher and those being studied affect research?

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  • decrease validity
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How does access affect research?

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  • if easy access, increases representativeness
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Define ethics

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  • practices that are seen as morally right or wrong when conducting research
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What is the BSA?

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  • the British sociological association, regulatory body that puts down ethical guidelines
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What are the core ethical guidelines?

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  • confidentiality
  • privacy
  • anonymity
  • right to withdraw
  • avoiding harm to participants
  • protecting vulnerable groups
  • informed consent
  • ensuring legality
  • safeguarding
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How does confidentiality affect research?

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  • increase validity
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How does privacy affect research?

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  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability
  • increase rapport
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How does anonymity affect research?

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  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability
  • decrease socially desirable answers
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How does right to withdraw affect research?

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  • increase interpretation bias
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How does avoiding harm to participants affect research?

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  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability
  • increases ethics
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How does protecting vulnerable groups affect research?

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  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability
  • increases ethics
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How does informed consent affect research?

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  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability
  • increase rapport
  • increase reliability
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How does ensuring legality affect research?

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  • if legal no negative consequences
  • if illegal could face jail time or lawsuit
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How does safeguarding affect research?

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  • increase rapport
  • increase validity
  • increase generalisability

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