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Community centrality and social science research
1a University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health , 155 College Street, Toronto , Ontario , M5T 3M7 Canada.
Anthropology & Medicine
|October 7, 2015
Summary
Community centrality is increasingly expected in social science research. However, not all social science requires community involvement to be valuable or valid, challenging universal application.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Research Ethics
Background:
- Growing expectation for community centrality in social science research practices.
- Norms are shifting towards immediate community involvement, including co-investigators and advisory boards.
- Disregarding community centrality can be perceived as a failure in scholarly conduct.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine evolving norms of community centrality in social science.
- To problematize community inclusion and its potential impacts.
- To argue that social science without a community base is not inherently failed.
Main Methods:
- Constructivist approach applied to analyze community centrality.
- Critical discussion of community inclusion in research.
- Examination of impacts on theory development, academic integrity, and knowledge values.
Main Results:
- Community centrality's utility is not universally applicable across all social science pursuits.
- Not all social science research necessitates a community base for genuine contribution.
- Specialized knowledge practices may not be transferable or desired by all communities.
Conclusions:
- Social science omitting community is not necessarily failed science.
- The requirement for community centrality should be evaluated contextually.
- Recognizing the diverse needs and applicability of community-engaged research is crucial.
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