The Place of a Researcher: Subjectivity in Social Research Christine Crowe Submission for a Senior Honors Thesis April 15‚ 2014 -1- CONTENTS I. Introduction II. 3 Section One: Bias 7 a. Personal Bias in Sociology 7 b. My Subjective and Objective Research Experience c. Standpoint Theory 25 Section Two: Identity 28 a. Roles and Identity III. 21 d. My Standpoint 28 b. Gender 34 c. Socioeconomic status IV. 14 37 Section Three:
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Below are four scenarios pertaining to cultural diversity. For this assignment‚ you will prepare a research paper that focuses on one of these scenarios‚ analyzing what happened‚ what the consequences either are or might be‚ and how the situation can be corrected and/or prevented in the future. These must be concrete suggestions that could actually be implemented rather than vague references or opinions. While the situations have been fictionalized‚ there have been actual situations that are very
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Un-bias news source: is there such a thing? Today‚ it seems as if every major news network is being labeled as bias. In addition‚ news organizations and corporations are constantly jumping through hoops to deem their selves worthy of reporting honest‚ un-bias news. The more trust they earn‚ the more ratings they get. For instance‚ one of the most popular names in news‚ CNN‚ has been trying to hold true to their slogan‚ “The Most Trusted Name in News” for decades. Despite their efforts to promote
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Analysis Of Heuristic Methods: The Influence of Cognitive Heuristics and Associated Bias On Rational Decision Making The following essay attempts to analyze the influence of heuristics‚ specific strategies or shortcuts to speed thought using readily available information and perceptions to speed decision making‚ and the influence of bias emanating from the use of these heuristic methods that move us from accurate rational decision making‚ to non-optimal decision making. The concept of heuristics
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Chapter 1 NEGOTIATION: THE MIND AND HEART OVERVIEW This chapter can either be assigned before students arrive on the first day of class or after the first class meeting. As a general teaching principle‚ I never assign reading in advance; instead‚ the reading always follows the exercise. The chapter lends itself well to small discussion groups. For example‚ during the first day or week of class‚ students can work in small groups for 10-15 minutes with the objectives of: (1) identifying
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Is the Death Penalty Biased? Have you ever noticed how the majority of the U.S. population is in favor of the death penalty when it comes to murderers‚ abusers and child molesters‚ but as soon as its someone they know or love sentenced suddenly they claim “it’s too harsh!” or “They would never do that!” and then they’re against using the death penalty? There are certainly specific crimes that deserve the death penalty but sentencing those convicted of unforgivable crimes is just giving them an
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Media has helped me be more aware of some of the issues worldwide. Social media today is one of the most instant forms of communication and it allows us to be connected to so many different communities. This eliminates any separation you could have from knowing current events at any time and place in the world As a citizen‚ I feel that I am informed on world issues based on the media I access. I think that media has made some people biased. Their political views have been tainted because of who
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Assignment: Bias‚ Rhetorical Devices‚ and Argumentation The speech of Kane campaigning for Governor is full of bias. The bias starts from the opening seconds of the movie clip and continued through the speech. The man in the beginning of the movie clip demonstrated a bias in favor of Kane becoming Governor. These biases are created by labeling Charles Kane as a “friend of the working man” who is an ally of the under paid and under fed. This same Kane campaigner offers up a negative bias towards
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Name: Research Question: What impact does gender bias have on promotion to a leadership role in organizations? References: Acker‚ Joan. (2006). Inequality regimes: Gender‚ class‚ and race in organizations. Gender and Society‚ 20‚ 441-464. doi: 10.1177/0891234206289499 (This article was found in JSTOR Arts & Sciences II.) Bernardi‚ R.‚ & Guptill‚ S. (2008). Social desirability response bias‚ gender‚ and factors influencing organizational commitment: An international study. Journal of Business
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How Bias Influences Critical Thinking CRT/205 7/21/2013 I suggested a friend of mine who I’d known for 10 years apply for a position where I work. In the beginning everything seemed to be working out. Then the management team decided to switch our supervisor and hire people who supported their “new vision”. 6 months into the job my friend received a good review and a raise. Three weeks later she was fired. The first thing I thought was there is something not right here . She had never been given
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