Socially sensitive research

• Socially sensitive research

  Whether research could lead to prejudice or discrimination against the class of people represented by those in the study
• Benefits of socially sensitive research

  • It can answer important questions that improve our understanding of human behaviour
  • It can lead to practical appliances that can improve the quality of people's lives
• Drawbacks to socially sensitive research

  • It can lead to people beyond the study being stigmatised
  • The insights a study provides can be used for scientific purposes