Cells and Surveys - Should Biological Measures Be Included in Social Science Research?

What can social science, and demography in particular, reasonably expect to learn from biological information? There is increasing pressure for multipurpose household surveys to collect biological data along with the more familiar interviewer-respondent information. Given that recent technical developments have made it more feasible to collect biological information in non-clinical settings, those who fund, design, and analyze survey data need to think through the rationale and potential consequences. This is a concern that transcends national boundaries. Cells and Surveys addresses issues such as which biologic/genetic data should be collected in order to be most useful to a range of social scientists and whether amassing biological data has unintended side effects. The book also takes a look at the various ethical and legal concerns that such data collection entails.

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What can social science expect to learn from biological information? This text addresses this issue by questioning what genetic/biological data should be collected, and what ethical and legal concerns could be raised as a result of the amassing of such biological data.

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• Authors: Commission on Behavioral and Social Scie, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Committee on Population, Division Of Behavioral And Social Scienc, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Caleb Ellicott Finch, National Research Council
• Assisted by: Caleb E Finch (Editor), Caleb E. Finch (Editor), Kevin Kinsella (Editor), James W Vaupel (Editor), James W. Vaupel (Editor)
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.02.2001
• EAN: 9780309071994
• ISBN: 978-0-309-07199-4
• No. of pages: 388
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 229 mm x 25 mm
• Weight: 635 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > General, dictionaries; Bevölkerung und Demographie, Sociology, Ethik und Moralphilosophie, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Demography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research