The ethos of social science

In an introductory essay by the newly appointed editor-in-chief of the Society, it is asserted that the journal's goal is to provide a forum in which professional social scientists can publish their expertise in a manner accessible to lay readers. The journal aims to celebrate the common herita...

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 1998-03, Vol.35 (3), p.8-14
Main Author: Imber, Jonathan B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Absolutism
Ethos
Relativism
Scientific research
Social research
Social Sciences
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Summary:In an introductory essay by the newly appointed editor-in-chief of the Society, it is asserted that the journal's goal is to provide a forum in which professional social scientists can publish their expertise in a manner accessible to lay readers. The journal aims to celebrate the common heritage of professional social science, which rests on four norms: universalism, which promotes the acceptance of other human groups; communism, which entails agreement on social-scientific ideas; disinterestedness, which involves a lack of bias; & organized skepticism with regard to the purpose of social-scientific knowledge in different institutional spheres. Together, these four norms form the ethos of social science. M. Cella
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/BF02686130