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The major challenge for sociology researchers is to analyse social reality objectively. Critically analyse.

  • UPSC 2026
  • Sociology as a Science

Objectivity is a property of findings — correspondence to evidence, freedom from distortion, openness to replication — while value-neutrality is a stance of the researcher, one means to that end. The statement is defensible, but "major" needs testing: the harder problem may lie earlier, in who frames the question and what is counted at all.

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  • Why objectivity is a genuine challenge
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