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The following items contain useful material about professional ethics activities of scientific, and technical professional societies. ANDERSON, ROBERT M. at. al. Divided Loyalties: Whistle-Blowing at BART. West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Series in Science, Technology, and Human Values, 1980, 397 pp.-Indepth case study of the BART whistleLlowoers who questioned the safety of the BART computer control system. Reviews professional society actions in support of the whistleblowers. Discusses incident from the perspective of professional-organization relations. CHALK. ROSEMARY, FRANKEL, MARK S., and CHAFER, SALLIE B. AAAS Professional Ethics Project: Professional Ethics Activities in the Scientific and Professional Societies Washington, D.C: American Association for the advancement of Science. 1980. 224 pp.- Comprehensive survey of codes of ethic, and procedures tar their enforcement of professional associations affiliated with the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The volume also has an extensive appendix which includes the texts of a number of codes of ethics of AAAS-affiliated organizations, and abstract of papers presented at workshop on, professional ethics activities of scientific and technical organizations. FRUCHTBAUM. HAROLD (ED.). "The Social Responsibilities of Engineers." Annuls of the New York Academy of Sciences, February 28, 1979, pp. 411-473-One of the first conferences focusing on social responsibilities and rights of engineers from diverse perspectives. LAYTON, EDWIN T. JR. The Revolt of the Engineers. Cleveland, OH: Case Western Reserve Press, 1971, 286 pp.-Surveys the history of engineering ethics, focusing on the 1880-1940 rise and decline of engineering progressivism using the profession as a vehicle of social reform. Isolates business opposition, divided loyalties, and ideological identity crises as obstacles to social responsibility. PRICE, DON L. "The Ethical Principles of Scientific Institutions." Harvard News Letter on Science, Technology and f1uman Values, Winter 1979, pp. 46-60Concludes that scientists must exercise professional ethical responsibilities and that the most effective avenue for such exercises may he through scientific institutions rather than politics. REYNOLDS, PAUL D. Value Dilemmas Associated with the Development and Application of Social Science, Report submitted to the International Social Science Council, UNESCO, March 1975-Examines the use of human participants in social science research and the development of formal codes by national associations. SIEKEVITZ, PHILIP (ED.). "The Social Responsibility of Scientists." Annals of the Now York Academy of Sciences, ) June 7, 1972, pp. 197-291-One of the first conferences addressing the social responsibility of scientists from diverse perspectives. |
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