According to the Text, the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS

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Essay

According to the text, the Tri-Council Policy Statement 2 (TCPS 2) is the current set of official ethical principles and guidelines that support the mandate to respect human dignity. These policies regulate research operationalized by social scientists. Discuss and describe these principles. Provide examples to illustrate your understanding of how the guidelines are to be implemented.

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Definitions:

Dramaturgy

A sociological perspective that interprets social interactions as theater, where individuals take on roles and act them out for a social audience.

Dramaturgical Concepts

Refers to ideas stemming from the theory which views social interactions as performances, where individuals are actors on metaphorical stages.

Backstage

A term from sociology, specifically Erving Goffman's dramaturgical analysis, referring to private areas of our lives where we prepare for and recover from the public "performance" of our social roles.

Symbolic Interaction

Refers to the process by which individuals use symbols and language to interact and communicate, creating shared meanings.