1. Should there be limitations on who has access to the research findings of a Sociolgist? If so why? I do not believe that there should be limitations on who has access to the research findings of a sociologist. For the most part knowledge is power. What I mean by that is if there is a positive notion that there could be a confirmation that something we are doing as a society is good, than why would we not want to know as a society to be able to teach further generations to do that same thing because it works! The same could be said for the findings that we have done something bad so that we can change it as a society so that it works. An example is that we know that drugs are an epidemic in this country. we also know that because of rights that were established many years prior to protect individuals in this country, we have loop holes that are present in the legal system. If research is done to find out why the use of drugs is so previlent, and we can as a society learn to stop the usage we will not have to fight it legally. Problem solved and history is made to be taught.
Why do you think Sociologists might chose work under less than ideal conditions? I believe that a Sociologist would chose to work under less than ideal situations such as being around rapists or drug addicts because of the fact that there is a reason behind every behavior in society. Obviously if there is more than one singled out case of a certain behavior than there must be a criteria behind the actions. Finding out what that criteria is must happen for the future of that behavior to be stopped. Society as whole holds the key to future behavior. Behavior is a learned aspect of life, although there are psychological triggers as to why the behavior starts, social reminders are the core ingredient to what is right and wrong and why there is not total anarchy. Religion, culture, environment, all are a part of how a person acts and reacts to the given situation that they are in. Sociologist need that information to study so that they can figure out why those who have chosen that lifestyle did so.