Description
In Seeking a Research-Ethics Covenant in the Social Sciences, Will C. van den Hoonaard chronicles the negative influence that medical research-ethics frameworks have had on social science research-ethics policies. He argues that the root causes of the current ethics disorder in the social sciences are the aggressive audit culture in universities and the privilege accorded to medical research ethics. Van den Hoonaard charts the unique history of research ethics in sociology and anthropology and provides a detailed plan for how to unshackle research ethics in the social sciences from medical frameworks. Central to this plan is an insistence that covenantal ethics be embedded in the professional training of researchers in the social sciences. Based on decades of study, advocacy, and engagement with research-ethics policy at all levels, with a chapter by Marco Marzano (University of Bergamo), the book will be of interest to scholars, policy makers, and administrators who seek to support the full potential of social science research.
Author: Will C. Van Den Hoonaard
Publisher: University of Alberta Press
Published: 05/30/2023
Pages: 152
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.52lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d
ISBN13: 9781772126549
ISBN10: 1772126543
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Research
- Social Science | Methodology
About the Author
Will C. van den Hoonaard is Professor Emeritus of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick. He has authored 13 books, including The Seduction of Ethics and The Ethics Rupture.