SOC 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Informed Consent

• School: Syracuse University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC 101
• Professor: J.Wilmoth

Document Summary

Systematic research based on scientific observation (scientific methods) Systematic research goes beyond personal experience and casual observation controls personal biases collective creation of knowledge validation across studies. Suited for answering empirical questions that can be answered through observation and/or measurement interpretive questions that may be answered through empirical evidence that supports a particular interpretation. Not suited for moral questions (ie: is abortion ethical?) Not suited for esthetic questions (what is beauty?) Know you can never possess the absolute, complete truth all truths are partial views. Continue to inquire to observe to seek a more complete understanding. Goals: test hypothesis derived from theory describe, explain, and evaluate the social world. Goals identify themes and patterns capture social life as it is experienced by research participants. A. a men with syphilis coercive? providing meals, consistent medical attention did not tell subjects about treatment did not fully explain experiment to participants did not tell them they could withdraw why they were following them.