Practical And Ethical Implications Of Research Flashcards
What may sociologists face practical difficulties in relation to?
- time
- cost
- subject matter of research
- social characteristics of researcher and those being researched
- access
How does time affect research?
- decrease sample size
- decrease generalisability
How does cost affect research?
- decrease sample size
- decrease generalisability
How does subject matter of research affect research?
- if sensitive or personal decrease validity
How does social characteristics of the researcher and those being studied affect research?
- decrease validity
How does access affect research?
- if easy access, increases representativeness
Define ethics
- practices that are seen as morally right or wrong when conducting research
What is the BSA?
- the British sociological association, regulatory body that puts down ethical guidelines
What are the core ethical guidelines?
- confidentiality
- privacy
- anonymity
- right to withdraw
- avoiding harm to participants
- protecting vulnerable groups
- informed consent
- ensuring legality
- safeguarding
How does confidentiality affect research?
- increase validity
How does privacy affect research?
- increase validity
- increase generalisability
- increase rapport
How does anonymity affect research?
- increase validity
- increase generalisability
- decrease socially desirable answers
How does right to withdraw affect research?
- increase interpretation bias
How does avoiding harm to participants affect research?
- increase validity
- increase generalisability
- increases ethics
How does protecting vulnerable groups affect research?
- increase validity
- increase generalisability
- increases ethics
How does informed consent affect research?
- increase validity
- increase generalisability
- increase rapport
- increase reliability
How does ensuring legality affect research?
- if legal no negative consequences
- if illegal could face jail time or lawsuit
How does safeguarding affect research?
- increase rapport
- increase validity
- increase generalisability