value free socio isnt possible

Question 1

in sociology what does values infulence

Answer 1

-the methods you use e.g quantitative or qualitative
-how we select what we include in the final write up /drawing conclusions
-who we choose to research (sample grp)
-interviews impact how you interpret people’s answers
-infulence QS we choose and how we ask it ( interviewer effects)
-observations e.g what u interpret and what u see
-topic of what we choose to study e.g fems choose women

Question 2

what is the issues with values in socio

Answer 2

-impossible for any natural or social scientist to avoid infulence of values completely

Question 3

what is facts in socio and science

Answer 3

-those interpreting would need to be trained
-in socio framework is necessary to identify what to look for
-for what method to use and what to look for
-how to interpret what they see

Question 4

how is socio subjective

Answer 4

-assumptions r made for the best way to study society
e.g positivists and interpretivists choose different approaches based on their beliefs of what’s best

Question 5

what did positivist durkheim say on suicide

Answer 5

• tried to establish social facts
• protestants more likely to commit suicide due to low levels of social integration

Question 6

what did interpretivists atkinson say on suicide

Answer 6

-social construction
-just a label given to a death by the corner we can’t prove suicide was actually a suicide (simply a label attached)

Question 7

how do personal prejudices effect socio

Answer 7

-personal prejudices and political views of the researcher may infulence the choice of subject studied

Question 8

how might you find evidence in the case of fems and marx sociologists

Answer 8

-fems just to study women whilst marxists choose to study class and affects of inequalities on them

Question 9

how did colosis values infulence her research study into lap dancing club

Answer 9

-she may have missed out certain details that were significant identified w the club previously
-negative RS w manger, customers, emphasises with the other dancers

Question 10

how did bunsells values infulence her research study into female body builders

Answer 10

-her personal interests in fitness as a personal trainer was spent a lot of the time in the gym
-may have influenced her to study the topic of female body builders