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Jo asked:

I'm interested in the issues about value judgements and objectivity in social research and would be
grateful if you could give me some ideas as to where I might be able to find any useful information
regarding this subject.

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Well this isn't really my field, but here are a couple of refs. The articles by Lynn and Shaffer might be
the most interesting to you.

Evans, J. St. B. T. Bias in Human Reasoning: Causes and Consequences.Hove, UK: Lawrence
Erlbaum Associates Ltd., 1989.

Harrison, L.E., and S.P. Huntington, eds. Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress.New
York, NY: Basic Books, 2000.

Lynn, F. M. "The Interplay of Science and Values in Assessing and Regulating Environmental Risks."
Science Technology and Human Values11, no. 1, Spring (1986): 40-50. Shaffer, N.E.
"Understanding Bias in Scientific Practice." Paper presented at the Philosophy of Science
Association: proceedings of the biennial meeting 1996.

Steven Ravett Brown