SOCI 2150Y Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Surrogate Decision-Maker, Dementia, Informed Consent
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It does not involve any intervention staged by the researcher, or direct interaction with individuals or groups. Individuals or groups targeted for observation have no reasonable expectation of privacy: any dissemination of research results does not allow identification of specific individuals. Captive" populations, such as students, prisoners, patients, etc: potential benefits, for participants themselves, for the welfare of society as a whole through advancement of knowledge for future generations, for other individuals. Members of the participant"s community or group. The consent process: the principle of respect for persons requires free, informed, and ongoing consent from participants. Informed consent and capacity: must have capacity to give consent, capable individuals can give consent on behalf of those without capacity. Informed consent and deception in social research: because deceiving people is unethical, deceiving people in research needs to be justified by compelling scientific arguments, examples where deception may be justified**, milgram, b&r pg. 70-71: field research based on observations, b&r pg.
