The Theory of Public Sociology and Researching Ethics

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Assistant Professor of the Institute of Islamic Sciences and Culture

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Public Sociology, as an interdisciplinary field, emphasizes knowledge derived from the people and made for the people, and believes in providing policies for the public welfare of society. Research ethics argues that the subjects studied by the researcher should be dealt with in an ethical manner. On the one hand, however, there is public sociology, which is closely related to people and research about them. On the other hand, this relationship will involve the sociologist in part of the ethical issues that are the product of the interactions of the researcher, participants, stakeholders and supporters of the research. This article tries to answer the question of what are the ethical issues in the field of research from the perspective of public sociology, which aims to return ethical values to social research. The method in this research is descriptive-analytical and the research data is based on the study of library resources. Examination of the available findings shows that the maximum view on the selection of participants, the researcher's freedom to express scientific opinions, considering the benefits of research, and attention to the uncontrollability and adverse consequences of research on direct participants are four important ethical issues that can be addressed in the field of research with the perspective of public sociology

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Quarterly Scientific Journal of Applied Ethics Studies
Volume 17, Issue 41 - Serial Number 63
October 2021
Pages 155-186

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  • Receive Date: 31 August 2021
  • Revise Date: 07 September 2021
  • Accept Date: 18 September 2021

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