Values in research Flashcards
1
Q
Subjectivity
A
when you make a judgement based on own personal bias
2
Q
Feminists and interprevisitis
A
believe it is important to have personal involvement and closeness to the people they are researching to gain a closer understanding
3
Q
Objectivity
A
when researcher removes all personal bias from research
4
Q
Durkheim and positivists
A
Research should be value free as it should follow scientific values
5
Q
Weber
A
value relevance - sociologists will use personal values to pick a topic but research should be objective
6
Q
Value laden
A
when research is weighed down by their values and cannot escape them
7
Q
Reasons for value laden
A
- funders of research often have an agenda
- research can involve career progression, so they will pick a topic that will get them noticed
8
Q
Becker
A
value committed - sociologists should be value committed where they should use their positions of power to give a voice to the deprived
