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Do you think ‘objectivity’ is an over-hyped idea in sociological research? Discuss the merits and demerits of non-positivist methods.

  • UPSC 2024
  • Sociology as a Science

Objectivity conventionally means findings free of the researcher's own values, moral judgments, and preferences — a view of social reality "as it is," uncoloured by the observer.

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  • The Sense in Which Objectivity Is Over-Hyped
  • The Sense in Which Objectivity Is Not Over-Hyped
  • Merits of Non-Positivist Methods
  • Demerits of Non-Positivist Methods

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