Ethics and Values in Social Research

ISBN-13: 9780230202214 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 200 str.

Paul Ransome

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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.

O autorze

PAUL RANSOME was Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. He wrote and contributed to a number of successful titles, including: Work, Consumption and Culture (2005) and Social Theory: A Basic Tool Kit (2003).