A Most Human Enterprise: Controversies in the Social Sciences - Rilegato

Granberg, Donald; Galliher, John

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ISBN 10: 0739127969 ISBN 13: 9780739127964

Casa editrice: Lexington Books, 2010

Riassunto

A Most Human Enterprise looks at controversial social science research methods and their effects on subjects and researchers. In detailing case studies in which plagiarism was alleged, subjects were mislead or seriously abused, and research denigrated certain demographics, Donald O. Granberg and John F. Galliher demonstrate how social scientists have strayed from the ethical standards of scientific research. Case studies include the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, the well-known pseudo-prison work of Philip Zimbardo, the obedience research of Stanley Milgram, and the study of sex in public places by sociologist Laud Humphreys. Many of the studies that were most damaging to human subjects were funded by government, making the current concerns of university Institutional Review Boards seem ironic. A Most Human Enterprise also investigates consequences of plagiarism in the social sciences, the role that whistle blowers can play, and the consequences of their acts. Humans are, of course, capable of lofty and amazing accomplishments. Yet they are, nevertheless, also subject to bias, prejudice, ego involvement, and poor judgment. This book demonstrates the inadequacy of Institutional Review Boards in limiting ethical lapses in the social sciences, and seeks to create a reader more sensitive to the problems and pitfalls that arise in the course of doing social research.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Donald O. Granberg is professor emeritus of sociology at University of Missouri-Columbia

John F. Galliher is professor of sociology and director of peace studies at University of Missouri-Columbia.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Lexington Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0739127969
• ISBN 13: 9780739127964
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 151