Key words

Question 1

Communism

Answer 1

System of organisation which all property is owned by the community and each person contributes and receives according to their ability and needs.

Question 2

Universalism in science

Answer 2

Knowledge is judged by universal, objective criteria.

Question 3

Disinterestedness
(In research)

Answer 3

Discovering knowledge for its own sake.

Question 4

Empirical evidence

Answer 4

Observed evidence collected in the physical or social world

Question 5

Paradigm

Answer 5

Framework of scientific laws and concepts under which scientists operate.

Question 6

Green Washing

Answer 6

Government funds projects that look green but aren’t in the long term.

Question 7

Nepotism

Answer 7

Prioritising social connections over qualifications or other priorities.

Question 8

Religion

Answer 8

Belief in and worship of a god or gods,
any such system of belief and worship

Question 9

Sacrade

Answer 9

Considered to be holy and deserving respect.

Question 10

Profane

Answer 10

Not relating to religion or spiritual matters

Question 11

Consensus

Answer 11

A generally accepted opinion or decision among a group of people.

Question 12

Meta-narrative

Answer 12

Description of things that are bigger than what we can see

Question 13

Saturated

Answer 13

consumed by

Question 14

Define disembedding

Answer 14

Social relations are spread across time and space, associated with a decline in traditional social ties. (Giddens)