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Reflexivity and Its Limits in the Study of Social Inequalities
Reflexivität und seine Grenzen bei der Untersuchung sozialer Ungleichheit
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Abstract This article argues that while great strides have been made in understanding the socially constructed nature of much empirical (qualitative) data, the challenge this presents to notions of "objective" social science, and therefore the requirement for all researchers to undertake reflexive work, ther... mehr
This article argues that while great strides have been made in understanding the socially constructed nature of much empirical (qualitative) data, the challenge this presents to notions of "objective" social science, and therefore the requirement for all researchers to undertake reflexive work, there are limits to such undertakings. Against a vital social requirement for individuals to act reflexively in analysing their own positioning and privilege, I want to caution against placing too much emphasis on the emancipatory possibilities for researchers of being reflexive in data collection and analysis in the study of social inequalities. Using reflections from Matthew Desmond’s work on evictions in the US, the article argues that while personally and socially imperative, reflexivity's central role must remain as a methodological guard against errors emerging from positioning and difference.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Reflexivität; Methodologie; soziale Ungleichheit; Sozialforschung; Datengewinnung
Klassifikation
Forschungsarten der Sozialforschung
Allgemeine Soziologie, Makrosoziologie, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Soziologie
Freie Schlagwörter
positionality; insider/outsider; Matthew Desmond
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Seitenangabe
S. 178-185
Zeitschriftentitel
Historical Social Research, 46 (2021) 2
Heftthema
Positionality Reloaded: Debating the Dimensions of Reflexivity in the Relationship Between Science and Society
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)