Value Freedom
- Created by: hannahmoore
- Created on: 20-05-15 16:03
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- Value Freedom
- Comte- science of society 19th century
- 20th century sociology should document society in objective way
- Popular in USA post war to advise government and military
- Research should be value free
- Establish truth not praise or condemn
- Weber criticises saying we should consider morality
- Cannot ignore values with a funding body, research is based on their values
- Sociologists personal values influence the topic
- Sociologists choose methods based on values (positivist or interpretivist)
- Gouldner- Value free is a myth
- Gomm- Researchers are real people who must take a side of the social group being researched
- Should be the underdog (W/C) to help solve their problems
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