Human subject research

people can take two approaches to in recording ethnographies; a subject orientated perspective or an outsiders perspective. Due to the individuals moulding as an anthropologist and as a person by society, ethnographies can be clouded by researchers views on subjects as active agents through upbringing, sex and experience. These views can impact in their approach and information collection and ultimately the final product of their research, a published paper. Cross-cultural…

all her research while abiding by all ethical obligations. The key and number one principle to follow is to “do no harm”. Mary’s work by using pseudonyms is justified as she is above else protecting the participants she is studying to ensure they are safe. Reporting and researching in vulnerable capacities can potentially harm participants if they are not protected. The ethics codes that are put in place are there to ultimately to so. Mary worked on this project for…

forgiveness therapy, which was well defined, with extensive attention given to related empirical research on the topic. Methods for selecting pairs of subjects for comparison were logical. The battery of assessment tools was extensive and provided a well-rounded picture of the overall well-being of the subjects throughout the study. Although the attentiveness of the authors in the areas of prior research and methodology is thorough,…

Hi, Thanks for your post. I do agree with you. According to the Belmont Report research, necessitating review board involvement is defined as an activity involving human subjects that include testing a hypothesis for conclusions to be drawn.1 The goals of the IRB’s are to protect both the patient and the institution and to review protocols of the intervention and ensure the subject and researchers are not harmed. The Keystone project clearly failed to include such processes. Furthermore, as…

A Critique: Quantitative Research Study In their article, The relationship between nurses' perceptions of empowerment and patient satisfaction, Donahue, Piazza, Griffin, Dykes, and Fitzpatrick (2008) utilize a descriptive correlational design to describe nurses’ perceptions of empowerment and patient satisfaction and to identify and examine relationships among these variables (Grove, Gray, and Burns, 2015). In their introduction to the article, the authors cite the need for nurse executives to…

experiment. It was an American research project aimed to test the capabilities of penicillin and how it could treat or affect an array of STDs. Guatemalans were intentionally infected with syphilis, gonorrhea, and chancroid without their knowledge or consent. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment is considered one of the darker episodes in medical history, even by the context of the era. The Guatemala Syphilis Experiment was justifiable by no means. All Guatemalan subjects were enrolled in the…

Test Subjects In order to perform and conduct these unethical experiments, researchers had to find test subject. The issue was that not many people would risk their life for the “greater good”. Therefore, researchers found alternate ways to obtain their human subjects. From trickery to deception, researchers did whatever they deemed necessary in order to get their subject. Most subjects were random unless they were finding subjects that have a certain disease or characteristic. One key…

The three research issues raised by the research now known as the Tuskegee experiment included informed consent, justice, and do not harm. In 1932, the Public Health Service (PHS) doctors working with the Tuskegee Institute did a study to collect data on syphilis for justifying treatments for blacks. The un-ethically justified study went on for forty years before the advisory panel stopped it. In other words, the knowledge gained did not outweigh the risk posed to the subjects (Center for…

If researchers use specialized terms or language which is common in research, subjects may not understand the meaning and are unable to give consent. Federal regulations on human subjects includes special provisions of certain subjects called special population, juveniles and prisoners. Juveniles as human subjects usually involve the parents or guardian permission and sometimes from the juvenile subject themselves. Prisoners are treated as a special population for other reasons. Because of their…

Lacks family, the scientists involved, and the author herself. Three key issues discussed in this book are the ethics of informed consent for research, the ethics of genetic engineering, and how scientists relay information to people who are not experts in their areas of practice. The foundation of this book revolves around the ethical issue of consent in research and when it is necessary. In the mid 1950’s there were very few laws about doctors and scientists obtaining informed consent from…