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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note : Problem of objectivity in social research.

  • UPSC 2000
  • Sociology as a Science

Objectivity in social research is compromised at its root by the fact that the sociologist studies a society she is herself a part of, carrying inherited values, categories, and interests into every stage of inquiry from topic selection to interpretation.

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  • The Underlying Problem, Briefly
  • Reflexivity: Making One's Own Position Explicit
  • Triangulation Across Methods, Data, and Researchers
  • Standardized, Transparent Procedures
  • Peer Review as an Intersubjective Check

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