Punch- Politics and Ethics Flashcards
Pragmatic Approach
-An example of the Chicago school/real research
-abandon the classroom and get out there and see what is going on.
Moralistic Approach
-Pitfalls of participant observation
-Research is seen as potentially volatile
- It is fragile
-should be allowed to enter the field
Punch focuses on which of the following research?
Pragmatic because he was more get out and do it
Intellectual influences (Feminism)
Women’s movement ‘
-second wave feminism
-advocating for expanded rights
Intellectual influences Marx Standpoint
-Tendencies v. Laws
-Human made and therefore can be changed
Intelectual influences Phenology
-All objectivity is intersubjective
-all theory can be traced to everyday life
Action research
-Not enough to just study something have to work to better the the life of those studying
-Become active participants of the research you work with them not just study them
Consent
-doesnt support covert research
-forces moral choices upon us
Deception
-enforces covert research; lying
What does Feminism emphasize?
-identification, trust, empathy
-non-exploitative relationships
-implies a standpoint epistemology
-discourages deception of subject
What is action research based on?
-subjects are seen as partners in research process
-based on:
-avoidance of harm
-fully informed consent
-need for privacy/confidentially
Agencies (funding based on ethical statement)
-forces had powerful impact on ethics
-all have argued against
deception
-take subjects interest into account
-most significant element is “informed consent
-threatens existence of “street style “ ethnography
