Ethics and Values in Social Research

PAUL RANSOME was Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Wales, Swansea. He wrote and contributed to a number of successful titles, including: Work, Consumption and Culture (2005) and Social Theory: A Basic Tool Kit (2003).

• Introduction: Themes and DebatesSocial Values and Social Research: The Collective Good, Life and Liberty, and ReasonSocial Research and Professional Codes of EthicsThe Intellectual and Philosophical Underpinnings of Social ResearchThe values of the Researcher and Evaluation ResearchCritical Approaches in Social Research: Critical Realism and Value Standpoint Social ResearchMaking it Personal: Action Research, Practitioner Research and Self-reflexive PracticeSocial Research and Social PolicyConcluding Remarks.