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Write short note : Role of values in sociological enquiry

  • UPSC 2008
  • Sociology as a Science

Max Weber's distinction between value-relevance and value-freedom offers the clearest starting point: values legitimately shape what sociologists choose to study, even while the analysis of that chosen topic must remain answerable to evidence rather than preference.

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  • Values Shape What Gets Studied: Weber's Value-Relevance
  • Values Motivate the Practical and Applied Uses of Sociological Knowledge
  • Values Are Unavoidable Given the Sociologist's Own Embeddedness
  • The Necessary Limit: Values as Input, Not as Determinant of Findings

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