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Wpływ pandemii COVID-19 na badania społeczne dotyczące starości i starzenia się
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social research of age and ageing

Author(s): Anna Urbaniak
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Economy, Sociology
Published by: Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie
Keywords: older adults; social research; COVID-19; methodology, ethics

Summary/Abstract: In the COVID-19 pandemic, social researcher faced unprecedented constraints as most of their data collectiontechniques base on direct human interaction. As a result, many researchers involved in ageingresearch are now faced with ethical and methodological challenges. The aim of this article is to providea subjective reflection on the ethical and methodological aspects of conducting social research on oldage and ageing during the COVID-19 pandemic. I identify the factors influencing social research duringthe COVID-19 pandemic and then present ethical and methodological questions that may have arisenat each stage of the research process. There are no universal strategies nor solutions for of conductingsocial research on old age and ageing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 11-21
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish