SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Gender Binary, Tea House, Stanley Milgram
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Explain the role of ethics reviews in research (part of research cycle: apply the research cycle. From bbc"s the heist: whether participants increase level of shock simply because the scientist tells them to, guy in white coat telling them to do certain things and majority follow. Ensure safety of participants (having a regard for your participants); confidentiality. To maintain soundness of research design (have participants at all to be able to carry out research) Thinking of implications of research; reputation as a researcher, job prospects (want to be employable) Humane thing to do; ethical people by nature. Balancing rights of participants with pursuit of knowledge. Government regulation of ethical research: tri-council policy statement: canadian government document regarding researching principles that covers all disciplines. Avoiding of any experiment where death or injury is likely. Research conducted by the highly qualified only. Results aimed at the good of society and are unattainable by any other method.
