Forskningsetik. En Introduktion

Author(s): Forsman, Brigitta
Document type: Book
Year: 1997
Pages: 138
Source: Publishing house: Studentlitteratur (Lund)
Language(s): Swedish

Classification

National background: Sweden
Category: EU Training Material for Research Ethics
Subject areas: Animal experimentation; Embryo research, stem cell research; Ethical research (fraud and misconduct); Experimentation on human material; Human experimentation
Content: Case studies; Important codes; Normative reflections
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 Fabrication, falsification, plagiarism Ethics committees, research protocols Publication of unethical trials Research on animals
Audience: students of arts; Students of natural sciences
Classification remarks: An introduction into research ethics, written for students of sciences and arts.

Estimation

Theoretical quality remarks: The book is an introduction, giving an overview without thorough theoretical considerations.
Didactical quality: Didactically prepared material
Overall estimation: recommendable
Estimation remarks: A very good introduction into the subject of research ethics.