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Unit-2: Objectivity/Value Neutrality

9. to get rid of fallacies: false perceptions create many times tension and struggle among note
religion and community. these type of perceptions are related to caste, religion, community,
culture, state etc. on the basis of general knowledge a person follows these fallacies. Because
he has no way to know the truth. Scientific study can help remove these fallacies. There is
a false perception since ages in the world that is white community is the best community.
so only the white community has the right to rule people and make them civilized. Now
according to scientific study it has been proved that no community is less the comparison
to others. So scientific study is necessary for remove false perceptions.
10. to get social problems solved: there are many social problems involved in today's modern
tough society. these social problems are like a disease unless me get rid of these problems,
society cannot progress. We can get more information about social problems through scientific
study. An objective view point is necessary for this type of study.

Task What is the meaning of objectivity? Describe briefly.

2.3 Difficulties in Achieving Objectivity

Here we discuss the problem which comes in case of objectivity which are as following.-
1. effect of emotional attitudes: every person has some social and cultural values, and
perception.He feels somethings are good and some are bad. in the process of personality
development emotional tendencies are created which affected his behaviour. in this condition
if any researcher does study about joint family, caste system, prostitution, irresponsible
behaviour among students then his emotional tendency creates problems in the study an
objective manner.
2. false idols: frances Bekan says that a researcher make mistakes during a study as he gets
impressed with false idols. He follows the four idols—the statues of cave, office idols, market
idols, caste idols. in the case of cave idols taken those mistakes which researchers do to
understand any thing is because of his personal point of view. in case of idols the mistakes
which a researcher does is because of more beliefe on some sentences. in case of market idols
the mistakes which a researcher is focusing personal point of view in case of caste idols the
mistake which a researcher does is because of the different type of thinking patterns. in this
situation it is difficult for researcher to give climax with objectivity from the different field
of limited knowledge and his point of view.
some perceptions also continue in this society in spite of false idols which have no base but
these affect the study of researchers in a negative way.

Notes if the researches moves forward believing that the mental level of untouchables is
low then obviously the results obtained from this will lack the objectivity.

3. Influence of General Knowledge: the statement of Hart is right which is that the relation
of objectivity is actual knowledge not general knowledge. But many times researchers make

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