Introduction to Sociology

THINK IT OVER

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  Why do you think the ASA crafted such a detailed set of ethical principles? What are other types of studies that could put human participants at risk? Would this type of study always be unethical? Why or why not? 
  
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  Would you willingly participate in a sociological study that centers around deviant and/or illegal behavior such as underage drinking on college campuses? Why or why not? From a research and policy perspective, why it is important to understand this type of behavior?
  

GLOSSARY

code of ethics: a set of guidelines that the American Sociological Association has established to foster ethical research and professionally responsible scholarship in sociology
Hawthorne effect: describes the tendency of people to change their behavior because they know they are being watched as part of a study
value neutrality: a practice of remaining impartial, without bias or judgment during the course of a study and also when publishing results
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