I think it's difficult not to end up there if you start with a hypothesis. But if you start trying to do an exploratory study, and you're intensely aware of your own biases (as in you state them at the beginning of your report) and you're also an objective person... then it can reasonably objective! (I'm actually doing an essay on whether sociology can ever be as accurate and precise as the natural sciences! I do believe it is possible, but not probable in the near future)
Hmm. I think your anger issues have gotten better recently. Your writing seems slightly... different to how it was before. I can't quite put my finger on it though. And honestly, I think a lot of people suffer from that kind of anger. It's anger management that's important. :p
Oh and to answer the point, how do you know what's normal for humans down the centuries? These ideas would have to be based on *something* whether it's from personal experience, novels, historical accounts, or 'biased' sociological studies.
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Date: 2008-06-20 01:38 pm (UTC)I think it's difficult not to end up there if you start with a hypothesis. But if you start trying to do an exploratory study, and you're intensely aware of your own biases (as in you state them at the beginning of your report) and you're also an objective person... then it can reasonably objective! (I'm actually doing an essay on whether sociology can ever be as accurate and precise as the natural sciences! I do believe it is possible, but not probable in the near future)
Hmm. I think your anger issues have gotten better recently. Your writing seems slightly... different to how it was before. I can't quite put my finger on it though. And honestly, I think a lot of people suffer from that kind of anger. It's anger management that's important. :p
Oh and to answer the point, how do you know what's normal for humans down the centuries? These ideas would have to be based on *something* whether it's from personal experience, novels, historical accounts, or 'biased' sociological studies.