Ethics and values in social research

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Ransome Paul
Published: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Basingstoke
Publication Dates: c2013.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: ix, 190 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780230202207 (hbk.)
0230202209 (hbk.)
0230202217 (pbk.)
9780230202214 (pbk.)
Index Number: C91
CLC: C91-05
B82-052
Call Number: C91-05/R212
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: Themes and Debates -- Social Values and Social Research: The Collective Good, Life and Liberty, and Reason -- Social Research and Professional Codes of Ethics -- The Intellectual and Philosophical Underpinnings of Social Research -- The values of the Researcher and Evaluation Research -- Critical Approaches in Social Research: Critical Realism and Value Standpoint Social Research -- Making it Personal: Action Research, Practitioner Research and Self-reflexive Practice -- Social Research and Social Policy -- Concluding Remarks.
"Ethical responsibility has intellectual and practical implications for social researchers. This book explores a range of issues, theories and questions, enabling readers to reflect upon, understand and critique these with confidence. With helpful examples and a glossary of terms, it is essential reading for new and experienced researchers alike."--Publisher's website.