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Social Research and Scholarly Interpretation.
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Butler, John Sibley – Society, 1987
The article examines: (1) the relationship between group membership and the production of knowledge; (2) comparative versus non-comparative research; and (3) the structure of data interpretation for Afro-Americans versus Euro-Americans. At issue is the lack of blacks involved in the National Research Council's study of blacks. (PS)
Descriptors: Black Studies, Blacks, Data Collection, Data Interpretation
Causes for Alarm.
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Chachere, Bernadette; And Others – Society, 1987
The National Research Council's study on the status of black Americans risks enhancing negative policy attitudes towards the black community for the following reasons: (1) its perspective, choice of explanatory variables, and analysis will reflect a majority perspective and conservative viewpoint; (2) it lacks focus; and (3) it is concerned with…
Descriptors: Blacks, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Experimenter Characteristics