Department of Educational and Psychological Studies, School of Education and Human Development, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, USA.
Am J Community Psychol. 2017 Dec;60(3-4):467-475. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12190. Epub 2017 Oct 13.
This narrative outlines our challenges in studying power and power structures within an individual-level ethical framework. Taking a social ethics perspective, we share the story of our "sticky situation" (Campbell, ) that transpired during a multi-year community partnership. We were asked, by our community partners, to help collect interview data without informed consent. As a team of community-engaged university researchers, we were faced with a seemingly easy ethical situation (no consent, no research) that had unexpectedly complicated and long-lasting consequences. This experience revealed to us how community-engaged research and action, under a traditional ethics framework, can often work to protect those in positions of power and offer little to disrupt the status quo. Reflecting on the tension between individual and social ethics, we discuss the limitations of an individual-level framework, including the definitions for respect for persons, justice, and beneficence, on our ability as a field to understand, critique, and contribute to the dismantling of oppressive power structures.
本叙述探讨了在个体层面的伦理框架内研究权力和权力结构所面临的挑战。我们从社会伦理的角度分享了一个“棘手情况”（Campbell，）的故事，这个情况发生在多年的社区合作中。我们被社区合作伙伴要求帮助收集未经知情同意的访谈数据。作为一支具有社区参与背景的大学研究团队，我们面临着看似简单的伦理情况（无同意，无研究），但却带来了意想不到的复杂和持久的后果。这段经历让我们意识到，在传统伦理框架下的社区参与研究和行动往往有助于保护处于权力地位的人，而对打破现状几乎没有任何作用。我们反思了个体伦理和社会伦理之间的紧张关系，讨论了个体层面框架的局限性，包括对尊重个人、公正和慈善的定义，这些局限性影响了我们作为一个领域理解、批判和为打破压迫性权力结构做出贡献的能力。
