Education · Boston College
This course explores foundational concepts that influence the methodologies and methods employed by social science researchers. Core topics explored include: the Enlightenments influence on scientific inquiry; the influence of empiricism, positivism, and universalism on social science research; objectivity and subjectivity; verification and falsification; quantification and standardization; the construction of mental ability and intelligence. Also explored are: the influences White racial framing has and continues to have on the research questions posed, the methods embraced, interpretations m
