POLS 2750 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Syphilis
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Some bad examples: every project in canada has to go through reb approval, stanley milgram"s obedience study, recruited male subjects at yale university. Prisoner"s experiment: took place in the basement of a classroom building at stanford university, groups of students were divided into prisoners and guards. It was a matter of a relationship between the guards and prisoners. Tearoom trade: study of homosexual behavior in public bathrooms. Range of ethical concerns: ethics plays a role in how you approach the topic you are studying. Primary principle: do no harm, want to be concerned with the impact of which your research will affect your subjects. Protecting subjects: confidentiality, anonymity, their participation will remain enclosed. Consent and response rates: try to get samples that are representative to other groups, ensuring confidentiality. If theres a set of questions that you really want to ask, do you put them up front or. Always leave demographic questions to the end (gender, income, education, career, etc. )