How do sociologists try to deal with these difficulties and strive for objectivity ?

Efforts of Sociologists to deal with Problems and their strive for objectivity :

(i) Problem of A Bias : First of all the sociologists have to face clearly the problem a bias. Because sociologists are also members of society, they will also have all the normal likes and dislikes that people have.

A Sociologist studying family relations with herself be a member of a family, and her experiences are likely to influence her.

(ii) Effect of personal Values Prejudices: Even when the sociologist has no direct personal experience of the group she/he is studying there is still the possibility of being affected led by the values and prejudices of one’s own social context. For example, when studying a caste or religions community other than her own the socialogist may be influenced by the altitute about that community prevalent in her own past or present social involvement.

(iii) Problem of unconscious - bias : But however self reflevine the sociologist tries to be, there is always the possibility of unconscious bias. To deal with this possibility, sociologists explicity mention those features of their own social background that might be relevant as a possible source of bias on the topic being researched. This alerts readers to the possibility of bias and allows them to mentally compensate for it when reading the research study.

Methods used by socialogist to face problems : A questionnaires how do sociologist guard against those problems or difficulties which they have to face when they try to strive for objectivity ?

One method is to vigorously and continously examine one’s own ideas and feelings about the subject of research; More generally the sociologist tries to take an outsrider’s perrpective on her/his own work. She tries to look at herself and her researcher through the eyes of others particularly those who are the subjects of her research.