SOC221H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Laud Humphreys, Research
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Ethical concerns over the purpose of research findings. Ethical concerns over the process of research. Early incidents opened the conversation about standards. Ethics: morality, principles, beliefs, standards about right and wrong. Ethical standards are relative to place and time. The tri-council policy statement (tcps) created in 1998; revised in 2010 (tcps. Specifically, casual same-sex acts by male strangers meeting in the public restrooms in parks. Using licence plate numbers, traced the men to their residence to conduct a pretend health survey. Consent is core to ensuring voluntary participation. There is a distinction between consent and informed consent, which is more explicit about what people are consenting to. Many research designs depend on not giving research subjects full knowledge. Confidentiality: researcher guarantees that identity of participant will not be disclosed. Anonymity: the identity of the participant is never known to the researcher. Statistics canada really concerned about maintaining the confidentiality of those from whom it gathers data.
