Milgram, Humphreys and Zimbardo: Three classic cases of ethics of social research

The purpose of this article is to give an account of the beginnings of reflection on the ethical issues of social research, and to analyze in depth three classic cases: Milgram's experiment of obedience to authority; the Humphreys tearoom trade and the Zimbardo prison experiment. The main ethi...

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Main Author: María Florencia Santi
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Language:Spanish
Published: Universidad Nacional de Lanús 2023-08-01
Series:Perspectivas Metodológicas​
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Online Access:https://revistas.unla.edu.ar/epistemologia/article/view/4323
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title Milgram, Humphreys and Zimbardo: Three classic cases of ethics of social research
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title_short Milgram, Humphreys and Zimbardo: Three classic cases of ethics of social research
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