Values, Sociology and the Sociologists

It is possible to “screen out”—or hold in abeyance—ethical or esthetic judgments in sociological methods and in any other branch of science. However, in certain kinds of theory construction, it is virtually impossible to do this. At the level of theory, though not at the level of tested propositions...

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Main Author: Eister, Allan W. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1964
In: Sociological analysis
Year: 1964, Volume: 25, Issue: 2, Pages: 108-112
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Summary:It is possible to “screen out”—or hold in abeyance—ethical or esthetic judgments in sociological methods and in any other branch of science. However, in certain kinds of theory construction, it is virtually impossible to do this. At the level of theory, though not at the level of tested propositions, value differences deter a unified science at this time.
ISSN:2325-7873
Contains:Enthalten in: Sociological analysis
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/3709762