SOCIOL 110 Chapter 3: Sociology 110 Chapter 3
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In addition to technical, scienti c considerations, social research projects are likely to be shape by administrative, ethical, and political considerations. Researchers agree that participation in research is ultimately a matter of what a community of people agree is right and wrong. Voluntary participation: research should normally be voluntary, however this can con ict with the scienti c need for generalizability. There should be no harm to the participant unless they gave informed consent thereby willingly and knowingly accepting the risks of harm. Informed consent- norm in which subjects base their voluntary participation in research projects on a full understanding of the possible risks involved: respect for persons. Bene cence- subjects must not be harmed by the research and ideally should bene t from it. Justice- burdens and bene ts of research should be shared fairly within the society. Anonymity- anonymity is achieved in a research project when neither the researchers nor the readers of the.
