Forskningsetik och perspektivval

Author(s): Eliasson, Rosmari
Document type: Book
Year: 1995
Pages: 204
Source: Publishing house: Studentlitteratur (Lund)
Language(s): Swedish

Classification

National background: Sweden
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Conflict of interest; Other: sociological, mainly behavioural research with emphasis on elderly people
Content: Case studies
Issues touched: Autonomy, respect, informed consent, subjects unable to consent, role of representatives Beneficence, non-maleficence, risk for the subject Justice, benefits/burdens, research without benefit for the subject, placebos/standard therapy Vulnerable groups, soldiers, prisoners, pregnant women, elderly people Social impact of research, economic benefits, risks for third parties Social background of research, conflicts of interest, researcher vs. doctor, commercialisation
Audience: students of sociology and nursing sciences
Classification remarks: Due to the emphasis on ethics of sociology and empirical research on elderly people (also in social work), the theories discussed are of sociological nature (Marx, Weber etc.).

Estimation

Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Overall estimation: worth considering
Estimation remarks: Interesting for students of sociology and nursing sciences.