- What is "informed consent"? Who needs to be or should be informed? Whose willing and informed consent needs to or should be sought?
- What are some ways a researcher might determine whether a subject has been suitably informed? What are some of the problems in determining whether a subject has given informed consent?
- Can you think of a scenario in which Western understandings of "informed consent" might not apply? What are some alternative understandings of consent?
- Are there instances in which one person might give consent for another person? What are they? How might socio-cultural context play a part in this? How should a researcher interested in "ethical" behavior handle the situation?
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