Ethics & Professional Standards Flashcards
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A sociological practitioner discovers mid-study that a participant is experiencing domestic violence. What is the ethical priority?
Answer: Refer the participant to appropriate support services and document the referral
Practitioners have a duty of care that supersedes data collection; connecting participants to support services is ethically required.
Which of the following best describes 'procedural ethics' in sociological research?
Answer: Ethics governed by formal institutional review and approval processes
Procedural ethics refers to the formal oversight provided by institutional review boards and ethics committees before and during research.
When a CSP practitioner's personal values conflict with a client's practices, the appropriate response is to:
Answer: Acknowledge the conflict and seek supervision or consultation
Seeking supervision when values conflict protects both the practitioner and client while maintaining professional standards.
A researcher promises participants that their interview recordings will be destroyed after transcription but later learns the funder wants to archive them. What should the practitioner do?
Answer: Uphold the original promise and refuse to archive without participant re-consent
Promises made during informed consent are binding; changing data handling requires seeking new consent from participants.
Which ethical principle requires sociological practitioners to avoid using their professional position for personal gain at a client's expense?
Answer: Non-exploitation
Non-exploitation prohibits practitioners from leveraging power imbalances or professional roles for personal advantage.
In community-based participatory research, who should have meaningful input into how findings are disseminated?
Answer: The community partners and participants, alongside the research team
Community-based participatory research is founded on shared authority, including decisions about how and where findings are shared.
A CSP practitioner is offered a gift worth $150 by a grateful client. The most ethical course of action is to:
Answer: Decline it and explain the professional boundaries around gifts
Professional standards typically set low or zero thresholds for gift acceptance to prevent conflicts of interest and boundary erosion.