SOAN 2120 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Nuremberg Code, Milgram Experiment
10 Feb 2015
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Ethics: include the concerns, dilemmas and conflicts that arise over the proper way to conduct research. They help define what is or what is not legitament to do (morals) research procedure involves. Rights of research participants or of others in society. Social researchers balance benefits with potential costs (strict) Even though ethical researchers get few rewards/wins with no praise, unethical researchers, if caught, face public humiliation, a ruined career and possible legal action. Occurs when a researcher falsifies or distorts the data or the methods of data collection, or plagiarizes the work of others. Research fraud: when a researcher fakes or invents data that he or she did not really collect, or sails to honestly report how he or she conducted a study. Copying and publishing something with no original copyright is not illegal, just unethical. Researcher and their team have power over their participants. In terms of ethical guidance there are numerous resources.
