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Social Contexts Influence Ethical Considerations of Research.
- Source :
- American Journal of Bioethics; May2011, Vol. 11 Issue 5, p24-30, 7p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article argues that we could improve the design of research protocols by developing an awareness of and a responsiveness to the social contexts of all the actors in the research enterprise, including subjects, investigators, sponsors, and members of the community in which the research will be conducted. 'Social context' refers to the settings in which the actors are situated, including, but not limited to, their social, economic, political, cultural, and technological features. The utility of thinking about social contexts is introduced and exemplified by the presentation of a hypothetical case in which one central issue is limitation of the probability of injury to subjects by selection of individuals who are not expected to live long enough for the known risks of the study to become manifest as harms. Benefits of such considerations may include enhanced subject satisfaction and cooperation, community acceptance, and improved data quality, among other desirable consequences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- RESEARCH methodology
HUMAN research subjects
ENDOWMENT of research
RESEARCH
PATIENT selection
AIDS vaccines
AMYOTROPHIC lateral sclerosis
HIV
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
MASS media
RESEARCH ethics
SEROLOGY
SOCIAL skills
TERMINALLY ill
INSTITUTIONAL review boards
GOVERNMENT policy
ATTITUDES toward death
HARM reduction
RESEARCH personnel
ETHICS
SAFETY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 15265161
- Volume :
- 11
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- American Journal of Bioethics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60294515
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15265161.2011.560338