Zusammenfassung
Based on the author's participant observation research in a state institution for the mentally retarded, this article deals with moral and ethical dilemmas that occur in research at settings characterized by routine human abuse. After a discussion of the choices posed by these dilemmas, the author presents preferred solutions. The im-portance of anticipating potential moral and ethical dilemmas prior to entering the field and delineating the relation between professional ethic sand personal morality are discussed as implications of this problem.https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2FBF00988991.pdf