The Politics of Social Research

The Politics of Social Research
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Publisher : SAGE Publications Limited
Total Pages : 200
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ISBN-10 : 0803977190
ISBN-13 : 9780803977198
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Social Research by : Martyn Hammersley

Download or read book The Politics of Social Research written by Martyn Hammersley and published by SAGE Publications Limited. This book was released on 1995-04-17 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is social research political? Should it be political? What are the implications of the politicization of social research? Recent years have seen a growing range of challenges to the idea that research should be governed by the principle of value neutrality. Critical, feminist, antiracist and postmodernist analyses have argued that social research is intrinsically political. In this stimulating and often controversial book, Martyn Hammersley weighs the arguments offered in support of these positions. He considers the fundamental issues that the debate raises about the nature of social research, its political dimensions and its contemporary relevance. At the same time he provides a robust defence of value neutrality as a con


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