sociology should try to infulence social policy

Question 1

what do gouldner and becker talk about

Answer 1

• committed sociology

Question 2

what does comitted sociology mean

Answer 2

-reflects the belief that socio should be comitted to human improvement
-try to improve the life of others who are exploited or opressed

Question 3

what would feminists say

Answer 3

-sociologists should present research evidence which encourage the gov to bring in policies to create equality for women

Question 4

what are the exmaple from feminists

Answer 4

-shared parental
-sex discrimination act
-forced marriage
-domestic abuse
-FGM

Question 5

how does funding aid sociologists

Answer 5

-the ESRC for exmaple is an independant gov funded body for social science research

Question 6

what the downsides of conducting research for the ESRC

Answer 6

-not value free must be conducted in the way they want it
-if it doesnt comply to a certain standard you may not get access

Question 7

what does Marsland argue

Answer 7

-sociology should be fully enagaged with formation of social policies
-systematic empirical sociological research has an important role to play in polciy formation
-sociologists should be fully involved in policy process