Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan A century before Stonewall and

A century before Stonewall and the rise of the modern gay and lesbian movement

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each chapter features: ‘Research Zones highlighting particular pieces of research with a supplementary insight into the area being explored

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By laying bare the dangers of uncritical acceptance of such claims

Evaluating and Valuing in Social Research Larry E. Sullivan A century before Stonewall andMuch applied research takes place as if complex social problems and evaluations of interventions to address them can be dealt with in a purely technical way. In contrast, this groundbreaking book offers an alternative approach that incorporates sustained, systematic reflection about researchers' values, what values research promotes, how decisions about what to value are made and by whom, and how judging the value of social interventions takes place.