Zusammenfassung

Based on the author's participant observation research in a state institution for the mentally retarded, this article deals with moral and ethical dilemmas that occur in research at settings characterized by routine human abuse. After a discussion of the choices posed by these dilemmas, the author presents preferred solutions. The im-portance of anticipating potential moral and ethical dilemmas prior to entering the field and delineating the relation between professional ethic sand personal morality are discussed as implications of this problem.

https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FBF00988991.pdf