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What kinds of ethical dilemmas might a researcher encounter when conducting a study on how black women lost loved ones to inner city violence (conflict of interest, vulnerable/protected populations, etc.)? Can you also explain how heuristic research can interfere with the study?

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I think that one kind of ethical dilemma that a researcher might encounter when conducting a study on how black women lost loved ones to inner-city violence, would be seeking to obtain pertinent research information without selfishly inflicting emotional and/or psychological damage upon these individuals. This is due to the fact that it is quite obvious that obtaining this research information will cause this individual to have to relive a very traumatic and emotionally draining experience, which ...

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