Discuss some Problems in Establishing Objectivity in Social Science * Scientists have heralded ‘objectivity’ as their shibboleth‚ warranting a perceived superior or privileged position relative to other forms of knowing. George Simmel‚ (1858 – 1918) for example‚ saw objectivity as the greatest achievement of Western cultural history. In recent decades however‚ the ‘magnificent Minotaur’ of objectivity (Gouldner‚ 1961-62: 1) has been pushed back into its lair‚ accused of acting as a subterfuge
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Culture diversity is defined as: the cultural variety and cultural differences that exist in the world‚ a society‚ or an institution according to dictionary.com. I decided to research the African American culture because their culture interested me most. The structure in African American families is often an extended family with non-related “family” members. The family is typically matriarchal because African American families are far more likely become single parent’s households. Grandparents are
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Stereotypes are generalizations about a group of people we attribute as a defined set of characteristics to this group. These classifications can be positive or negative‚ such as when various nationalities are stereotyped as friendly or unfriendly. The use of stereotypes is a major way in which we simplify our social world‚ since they reduce the amount of processing‚ we have to do when we meet a new person. A good thing about stereotype is that it helps us to respond faster to situations because
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Some Key Terms and Concepts in Anthropology By Lewis K. Thomas 1. Culture. A learned system of beliefs‚ feelings‚ behaviors‚ and rules for living acquired and shared by a group of people. A person’s culture powerfully influences her/his attitudes‚ perceptions‚ notions of what is ‘reasonable’ or ‘unreasonable‚’ attractive or disgusting‚ correct or incorrect behavior‚ etc. a. Enculturation. The process of ‘learning’ or ‘acquiring’ a cultural system; the process of cultural transmission to infants
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Some major economic problems currently facing the United States are poverty‚ welfare‚ and equal pay. The word poverty is defined by the Office of Management and Budget‚ the definition is a person with an income less than suitable to buy the basic necessities to live like food and a place to sleep. Poverty is not the same in every state and there is not just one meaning or one type of poverty‚ there are actually 6 types of poverty: rural‚ general‚ urban‚ relative‚ situational‚ and absolute. The
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There has been great debate on the idea that it is an occurrence of implicit bias often takes place in society. Ideally‚ based on how a person is raised reflects upon the way they treat others and their views towards them. When shaping citizens to gain a different perspective towards ideas that tends the put a label‚ this causes less bias around the world. Implicit bias are typically stereotypes about specific groups of individuals that one tends to form outside their conscious awareness. People
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Cognitive Bias When I think of cognitive bias‚ I think about people making assumptions about others base on either what they have heard from other people or something they have experienced themselves. In order to figure out what biases I have I had to ask my wife. After some discussion we came to the conclusion that I have a couple of biases. The two that we came up with can be very controversial‚ religion and race. I wouldn’t say that I’m a religious freak or that I’m racist‚ I just have my own
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Nowadays people already have a preconceived notion in their head about what they think is best. We are all stubborn and judgmental towards other peoples’ views and outlooks. I have been guilty of judging others until my cousin become depressed and bisexual. My family has always been close. We celebrate family birthdays and holiday parties together‚ along with supporting each other at local football games and events. When my dad was a young boy‚ my grandparents adopted my aunt from South Korea
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Bias in writing Writing has many goals. Those goals can be to inform or persuade the reader. The key here is to be objective. Complete objectivity is not possible because bias is inevitable. Bias is when a person prefers an idea and he or she does not give an equal chance to another idea. By not giving the opposing idea a chance‚ the topic is being clouded. Bias can occur when certain language or stereotyping or one sided opinions are used to convey a message to the reader. The reader would get
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Culture to me is what I believe in and things we do in my family one of the things that makes up my culture is soccer and family. When you told us that we have to write about our cultural identity and talk about things that make us up‚ I was thinking what I am going to be talking about. I took some time and thought what makes me up and I realized the things that make me up are School‚ Soccer‚ and Family. I am going to be talking about how music and soccer and family all make my cultural identity and
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