What are the ethical standards for conducting sociological research?

What will be an ideal response?


Sociologists adhere to four ethical standards related to research. These are objectivity, the highest technical research standards, accurate reporting of methods and findings, and protection of research subjects.

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You are conducting an experiment to determine the effect of risk scenarios on financial decision making among Americans. You are deploying a survey experiment using an online survey software (e.g. Qualtrics or Survey Monkey). Explain why you selected the online survey software for random assignment and describe at least one potential problem with this tool.

What will be an ideal response?

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Controlled breathing supplies the right amount of oxygen to:

a. vaginal tissues. b. the umbilical cord. c. working muscles. d. the fetus's heart.

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Drug use is:

a. a very rare occurrence for most people b. common only for addicts c. not really considered a problem in the United States d. a fact of life for most Americans

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Which political point of view recognizes that there is a need for defense but reminds us that militarism itself can be a problem because an arms buildup is expensive and provokes conflict?

A. radical right B. conservative C. radical left D. liberal

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