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Reflexivity and Sociological Practice

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Attention to reflexivity is often assumed to be the means through which the assumptions and values of social scientists may be uncovered. Researchers are thus called upon to position themselves explicitly in terms of their place within the research process in order that their interpretations may be assessed according to situated aspects of their social selves. Taking a reconstructive social science as one whose aim is to examine our pre-theoretical knowledge in the spirit of producing more adequate accounts of the social world, this article seeks to make sense of these ideas in relation to their consequences for producing an engaged practice and body of knowledge.

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  • Tim May, 1999. "Reflexivity and Sociological Practice," Sociological Research Online, , vol. 4(3), pages 184-192, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:socres:v:4:y:1999:i:3:p:184-192
    DOI: 10.5153/sro.327
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