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Positivism, prejudice and progress in the sociology of education: who's afraid of values?

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posted on 2023-06-07, 23:15 authored by John Abraham
This article is a response to Hammersley's allegations that my discussion of positivism and differentiation-polarisation theory (d-p), previously published in this journal, was misguided, incoherent and prejudiced against positivism. I refute those allegations by demonstrating that Hammersley has either misunderstood or misrepresented my position. Furthermore, by revealing inconsistencies in Hammersley's arguments about positivism and d-p I expose his incoherencies and prejudices regarding the role of political values in social research. Finally and constructively, I suggest that the 'enlightenment' aspect of the 'political arithmetic' tradition has much to recommend it as a framework for progress in sociology of education.

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  • Published

Journal

British Journal of Sociology of Education

ISSN

01425692

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

17

Page range

81-86

Pages

6.0

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  • Sociology and Criminology Publications

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Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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