2.1: Introduction to Research Methods and Ethics in Human Sexuality
After completing this module, students have a working knowledge of the following:
- A Scientific Approach to Human Sexuality
- Some notable sex researchers and their contributions
- Populations and Samples: Representing the World of Diversity
- Methods of Observation
- Correlation
- Ethics in Sex Research
- Research Methods in Human Sexuality
How does one go about research in Human Sexuality and who came up with the idea to study such things? This section will provide you with that overview. Studying sexuality has always been difficult, mainly due to lack of funding available for this scope of research.
All research is subject to ethical considerations. When we undertake the task of studying human behavior, we must first understand that the participants are human, and deserve to be treated ethically. Because this was not always the case, and people have been hurt or killed as a result, systems have been set in place to protect research participants.