Ethics and values in social research

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Author:

Ransome, Paul.

ISBN:

9780230202207

9780230202214

Personal Author:

Ransome, Paul.

Publication Information:

Basingstoke, Hampshire [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.

Physical Description:

ix, 190 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Introduction: Themes and Debates -- Social Values and Social Research: The Collective Good, Life and Liberty, and Reason -- Social Research and Professional Codes of Ethics -- The Intellectual and Philosophical Underpinnings of Social Research -- The values of the Researcher and Evaluation Research -- Critical Approaches in Social Research: Critical Realism and Value Standpoint Social Research -- Making it Personal: Action Research, Practitioner Research and Self-reflexive Practice -- Social Research and Social Policy -- Concluding Remarks.

Abstract:

"Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers. This book explores a range of issues, theories and questions, enabling readers to reflect upon, understand and critique these with confidence. With helpful examples and a glossary of terms, it is essential reading for new and experienced researchers alike."--Publisher's website.

Subject Term:

Social sciences -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Social scientists -- Professional ethics.

Sozialwissenschaften.

Social sciences -- Research -- Moral and ethical aspects. (OCoLC)fst01122962

Social scientists -- Professional ethics. (OCoLC)fst01123069

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Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers. This book explores a range of issues, theories and questions, enabling readers to reflect upon, understand and critique these with confidence. With helpful examples and a glossary of terms, it is essential reading for new and experienced researchers alike.