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Running head: ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHName of the studentName of the universityAuthor Note
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1ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHThe ethics form an integral part of the system as it includes serious morals that needto be addressed while performing a duty in a profession (Bond, 2015). The ethics play amajor role in order to understand the proper responsibility of the job role, the most importantconsideration that is being undertaken by the people are based on the ethics that governs overthe actions undertaken by them. The ethics that are related to a profession helps indetermining the moral issues that are being faced by the profession and thereby helps inavoiding the circumstances (Feltham, Hanley & Winter, 2017).This essay deals with a case study as well as its relevance to the codes of ethics interms of practice while conducting any social research. This essay critically also reviews thepotential breach of ethics in terms of the relevancy with the professional codes of ethics,policies or the legislation. The purposes of this essay it to help understand the values of ethics in terms of socialresearch and practice. This essay also helps understand the potential breach of ethics withrelevance to the ethical guidelines of social research.The ethical point of view that is being addressed in this discussion adheres to the firstcase study and therefore helps in solving the dilemma of the ethics that are being connectedwith the profession (Parker, 2013). The value of the ethics that are being administered in theprofession of a counselor is a vital factor that needs to be obliged since the counselor worksupon the perception and mental cognition of the people. The researcher or the counselor mustadhere to the ethics in order to utilize of the probable steps that helps in undertaking thesessions effectively (Johnson et al., 2012). The significant factor that should to be obliged bythe researcher is based on the ethics, which helps in determining the type of counselingrequired by the client. It helps in determining the requirement of the clients based on the
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2ETHICS IN SOCIAL RESEARCHconditions faced by the client and the challenges faced by the counselor in making the crucialcontemplation (Loewenthal & Samuels, 2014).With reference to the first case study, the critical factor that is taken into account bythe counselor, Hannah, in making use of the information of the clients without their consentis an ethical issue based on the principles of the profession. The ethics that determine theinformation that is being utilized by the counselor, based on the requirements of the research,faces an issue based on the unethical considerations (McLeod, 2014). Assuming the fact that Hannah wanted to only study the effects of the therapist’sreinforcements of the statements by the clients during the counseling session, if the clientswere informed in prior about the activities and the performance of the clients, there was asure possibility of the results being biased. This can be assumed to be acted upon by theclients under the social consciousness. Henceforth the methods that needed Hannah to workunder incognito, even though the method and the purpose was highly influential and justified,yet the manner to derived the data and the results was executed by unethical measures(Proctor, 2014).Under the circumstantial evidence, Hannah was performing the act under theperception that the results might be derived on an unbiased notion. This can be believed,under the impression that the clients were completely unaware of being under surveillanceand observation. Since the analysis, was necessary to help in the improvising of thecounseling methods the complete investigation was needed to be done under the unawarenessof the clients. Even though the motive of such secrecy was completely justified to avert andavoid any risk of obtaining manipulated data, yet the method was a breach of ethics to someextent (Proctor, 2014).
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