Discussion, write a response
In Chapter 3, we talked about various guidelines about research ethics, among which an important principle is to do no harm to research subjects. Let’s assume that you conducted a research project and followed all the protocols, and you feel certain that you have protected your subjects well. However, the research findings you have are somewhat surprising, and you can imagine that people with certain political standing can use it to justify actions that potentially hurt disadvantaged groups (hypothetically, say, you find that improving infrastructures and schools in neighborhoods with high percentages of Blacks and Hispanics do not end up helping Black and Hispanic kids’ wellbeing; or, say, children from same-sex families have worse mental health when they grow up). Do you see any ethical problem of publishing these results?
