The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social research of age and ageing
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https://doi.org/10.15678/ES.2020.2.02Keywords:
older adults, social research, COVID-19, methodology, ethicsAbstract
In the COVID-19 pandemic, social researcher faced unprecedented constraints as most of their data collection techniques base on direct human interaction. As a result, many researchers involved in ageing research are now faced with ethical and methodological challenges. The aim of this article is to provide a subjective reflection on the ethical and methodological aspects of conducting social research on old age and ageing during the COVID-19 pandemic. I identify the factors influencing social research during the COVID-19 pandemic and then present ethical and methodological questions that may have arisen at each stage of the research process. There are no universal strategies nor solutions for of conducting social research on old age and ageing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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