Abstract The issue of bias in qualitative research is an important one‚ and demands special attention and discussion in any qualitative research methods class. This reflective paper‚ written in the tradition of teacher-research‚ presents an analysis of how my students and I‚ working in an online classroom environment‚ learn together about the role researcher self and subjectivity play in designing and conducting qualitative research. While researcher bias and subjectivity are commonly understood
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displacing the once-ascendant positions of theology‚ morality‚ and political philosophy. Smith’s formulation transcends a purely descriptive account of the transformations that shook eighteenth-century Europe. A powerful normative theory about the emancipatory character of market systems lies at the heart of Wealth of Nations. These markets constitute "the system of natural liberty" because they shatter traditional hierarchies‚ exclusions‚ and privileges.2 Unlike mercantilism and other alternative mechanisms
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! Essay 2 Question 4 “Fay Weldon’s The Lives and Loves of a She Devil is a feminist revenge fantasy run riot but it scarcely opens up any credible and liberating spaces for the re-invention of female identity.” Discuss. ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Fay Weldon’s The Life and Loves of a She-Devil [SD] is not a feminist manifesto‚
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Marx vs. Durkheim: Religion An essay by Erin Olson plus commentary by Antonino Palumbo Religion and religious institutions play a powerful role in influencing a society and the lives of its members. The sociological traditions of Marx and Durkheim view religion totally differently‚ yet they both agree that religion is a very important aspect of a society. During his career‚ Marx spoke little on the subject of religion. However‚ “what is lacking in volume is made up for in vigor and comprehensiveness
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Affirmative action‚ recognition‚ self-respect Axel Honneth and the phenomenological deficit of critical theory Axel Honneth e o déficit fenomenológico da teoria crítica Ação afirmativa‚ reconhecimento‚ autorrespeito Nythamar de Oliveira* Abstract: While liberal‚ redistributive views seek to correct and compensate for past injustices‚ by resorting to compensatory‚ procedural arguments for corrective justice‚ the recognition-based‚ communitarian arguments tend to promote by means of social
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THE CHANGING ROLES AND TASKS OF SOCIAL WORK A literature informed discussion paper By James Blewett‚ Janet Lewis and Jane Tunstill January 2007 1 Introduction and structure of the report Over the last nine years or so‚ a set of wide ranging aspirations for social care have been identified‚ articulated and can already be seen to be informing the delivery of social care services.1 In view of the challenges posed by both the diverse needs of those who use services‚ as well as the diversity
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THE DOMINANCE OF BLOGS ON NEWSPAPER READERSHIP IN TANZANIA NJOZI‚ SCHOLASTICA CLETUS BA MASS COMMUNICATION TUMAINI UNIVERSITY MAKUMIRA DAR ES SALAAM COLLEGE OCTOBER‚ 2012 CHAPTER ONE * Introduction Human beings exchanged news long before they could write. They spread news by word of mouth on crossroads‚ at campfires or at markets. Messengers raced back from battlefields with reports on victories or defeats. Criers walked through villages announcing births‚ deaths‚ marriages and divorces
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Market Manag 1998;14:417–43. Dey I. Grounding Grounded Theory: Guidelines for Qualitative Inquiry. San Diego: Academic Press; 1999. Dobscha S‚ Ozanne JL. An ecofeminist analysis of environmentally sensitive women using qualitative methodology: the emancipatory potential of an ecological life. J Public Policy Mark 2001;20(2):201–14. Dolich IJ. Congruence relationships between self images and product brands. J Mark Res 1969;6:80–4 [February]. Elliott GR‚ Cameron RC. Consumer perception of product quality
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BASIC CONCEPT OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT International development or global development is a concept that lacks a universally accepted definition‚ but it is most used in a holistic and multi-disciplinary context of human development – the development of livelihoods and greater quality of life for humans. It therefore encompasses foreign aid‚ governance‚ healthcare‚ education‚ gender equality‚ disaster preparedness‚ infrastructure‚ economics‚ human rights‚ environment and issues associated with
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What is Social Work? Introduction Social work is considered a professional activity‚ which deals with assisting whole families or individuals. Social work takes place in various settings such as day centers and hospices. It should be noted that social work is connected with the services that local authorities provide to people in some other countries such as the United States. Four types of social work have been identified‚ and they include structural‚ conventional‚ anti-oppressive‚ and radical
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