Case study 5: Presenting findings

Ethical issues that I feel present are asking 'youngsters on the street', asking elderly people in a care home. I feel how the results are presented breaks participants confidentiality and puts them at risk. Giving away how 'middle class people' 'took simple precautions'. The language used to diss cuss different age groups isn't respectful or equal.
I feel the older adults asked may have suffered from this research and could possibly have detriments on there health, exposing how the middle class people take precautions and could lead to harm or injury.
To address the issue of using young people I would use consent forms, have an adult present when conducting research, using elderly people in a care home I would ask for a family remember to give consent. In representing the findings I would use age brackets instead of terms i.e for young people aged 18-25, middle aged adults 25-50, then older adults 50+.


There are many terms within this case study which I feel are not ethically correct or suitable with regards to people here are some suggestive alternatives to what I find to be discriminatory, derogatory or too imprecise:
'old folk' 'Old Dears': The older participants or The age group 50+
'Normal ones': general public
'The disabled such as....' : Those including wheelchair users, present learning disabilities, people with hearing and visual impairment.
'Middle age': Use an age range- Those within the age range of 25-50...
'Lower class people, it was generally': Those working in the public sector whose job finished in the early hours/the working class people asked/those who presented to be on a lower income.
'cleaners, deliverymen, shop assistants': Cleaners and delivery staff, store assistants
Policement on the beat: Police officers
Laymen- those who do not belong to a particular profession
'Blacks': mixed race
'immigrants':
'druggies': those taking illegal substances
'tramps': homeless people
'geriatrics': older adults

Examples of language that was too imprecise:
typical young people, lower class people, night? what time is night, late at night?

Can anyone see any other ethical issues with the case study?