About empirical value free social scientific scholarship

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After listening to the Society Pages Podcast interview with Aldon Morris address the following questions.

According to the author of The Scholar Denied, Aldon Morris, how did W.E.B Du Bois' scholarship and research influence contemporary sociology? What were some of the pioneering methods Du Bois used in his research?

How did Du Bois' views about scholarship and activism challenge dominant beliefs about empirical value free social scientific scholarship? What do you think about the relationship between activism and research? Is it possible to have value free, neutral scholarship? Do you think that activism compromises scholarship?

How did Du Bois' existence challenge dominant white supremacist beliefs?

Aldon Morris argues that Du Bois' work has been largely ignored despite Du Bois' significant contributions to sociology. Why?

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