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This chapter discusses the conflict social scientists face between a commitment to truth and loyalty to groups of which they are a member. When writing professionally about a group (culture, ethnicity, race, religion, social class, etc.) of which they have an insider's knowledge they have a responsibility to describe it warts and all.
An earlier version of this chapter appeared in the 2005 The Independent Review, 9(3), 375–387. ©The Independent Institute, and is used with permission.
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Fish, J.M. (2011). Divided Loyalties and the Responsibility of Social Scientists. In: The Concept of Race and Psychotherapy. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7576-8_4
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