SOAN 2120 Lecture : Lecture Jan9-13

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SOAN 2120
• Professor: Scott Schau

Document Summary

Needleman - lead poisoning in children = lower intelligence. Lead and intelligence y the needleman case: was eventually absolved but was stated that he made these changes to get published, later published a correction to include all data. As researchers we should doubt our own findings and that of other researchers even if it is published, adversarial process - postures skepticism. Direct knowledge y experiences y observations - are not always accurate, has some subjectivity. Common errors of human inquiry and possible safeguards y. Inaccurate observations: to prevent re-review the scene data y overgeneralization y. Do not trust indirect knowledge - question what you are told. Social and political consequences: 1633 - trial y, 1757. published secret archives - admitted judges were wrong. Science is: hypotheses: a set of logical and empirical methods (eg drawing inferences or deductions from, systematic observation, experimentation, rigorous methodology, replication, epistemology: the science of knowing.