Open AccessOPPORTUNITIES FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF A PROFESSIONAL IN SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Author(s) -
Санникова Ольга Владимировна,
Жуйков Алексей Александрович
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik udmurtskogo universiteta. sociologiâ. politologiâ. meždunarodnye otnošeniâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9030
pISSN - 2587-6163
DOI - 10.35634/2587-9030-2020-4-2-156-163
Subject(s) - normative , situational ethics , sociology , sociological theory , identification (biology) , object (grammar) , sociological research , subject (documents) , risk management , public relations , engineering ethics , social science , social psychology , psychology , management , law , political science , computer science , economics , botany , artificial intelligence , library science , biology , engineering
The article discusses the issue of professional risk management in sociological research. It is specified that the profession of sociologist is actual and demanded in a society with high social dynamics and uncertain future. Analysis of social processes and prediction of results of social changes are the major content of sociologists’ work. At the same time, the collection and processing of sociological information are associated with significant risks for a researcher. These risks are interpreted as possible threats to the life and health of a sociologist in the performance of his/her professional duties. Two groups of risks are considered: regular risks, related to a contact and social nature of sociologist’s activity, as well as situational risks, related to the characteristics of an object, subject and instruments of the study. The article uses the method of comparative analysis of sources of sociological information to determine the purpose of professional risk management. This management is connected with the identification of factors that contribute to the reduction of riskiness of the sociologist profession. Institutional and individual factors of sociologist professional risk management are highlighted in the article. The institutional factors include normative, medical and sanitary, material and technical and informational factors. The individual factors include sociologists' awareness, their qualification, their choice of this or that research strategy.