Assessing Social Science Research Ethics and Integrity

This book discusses the development of key issues in research ethics relevant for clinical sociologists, concerning client rights to confidentiality, privacy, and informed consent. It describes the US human research protection system used by clinical and applied sociologists, through a history of research ethics, including the landmark Belmont Report and the creation of the regulatory structure of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) in the United States. It also discusses ethical research systems in other nations like Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand. The book provides a comprehensive account of controversial studies in the US, including Milgram's Obedience to Authority, Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiment, and the US Public Health Service, and the Tuskegee Syphilis Study, and analyzes how ethical concerns in these studies were or were not resolved.

This book covers a topic of core interest to clinical and applied sociologists and other social science practitioners who do research, as well as students and teachers in research ethics courses in anthropology, psychology, political science, sociology, and philosophy, thereby broadening an awareness of clinical sociology.

Covers revisions to the federal policy governing research ethics from 20112019 Provides in-depth analyses of studies by Milgram, Zimbardo, and Humphreys Is a landmark study of the problems in US research ethics system and possible solutions

Auteur

Harry Perlstadt, Ph.D., M.P.H., is Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Michigan State University and served for five years as Director of the MSU Bioethics, Humanities, and Society Program. He has worked on evaluations of community health delivery for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, safe and drug-free school curricula for the Michigan Department of Community Health, and national environmental health polices and action plans in Europe for the World Health Organization/Europe. He is active in the American Public Health Association having served on its Science Board and represented the Ethics Section on its Governing Council. His publications include chapters on applied sociology in 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook, Ethics and Values in Sociological Practice in Doing Sociology: Case Studies in Sociological Practice, and The Healthy Cities/Communities Movement in Community Intervention: Clinical Sociology Perspectives. He has published articles on Milgram's Obedience to Authority and Zimbardo's Stanford Prison Experiments. He received the American Sociological Association's 2014 Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology.

Résumé

"The book's contribution is a very significant one, methodically presenting a history of research ethics in the US along with an exploration of the ethical codes that shaped research ethics in the country. The book's noteworthy contribution is its thorough consolidation of controversial, yet seminal, studies that hold perennial fascination for both fledgling students and seasoned scholars, supplementing these foundational narratives with its own distinctive insights. ... the book transcends its niche appeal, offering accessibility to a wider readership." (Ugljesa Radulovic, Clinical Sociology Review, Vol. 19 (1), 2024)

Contenu

1. Introduction.- Part 1: Essays.- 2. A History of Social Science Ethics and Regulations in the US. 3. IRBs and Police Power: The Intersection of Law and Ethics.- Part 2: Case Studies.- 4. The US Public Health Tuskegee Syphilis Study: A Sociological Perspective.- 5. The Wichita Jury Study: Violating a Sacred Trust.- 6. Obedience to Authority: A Whirlwind of Controversy.- 7. Tearoom Trade: The Ethics of Studying Social Problems.- 8. The Stanford Prison Experiment: The Power of the Situation.- 9. The Yanomami: A Case of Retrospective Ethics.