Questões deontológicas e de metodologia de investigação em sociologia: O caso do interesse público e das profissões

Abstract

Deontological and methodological questions regarding sociological research: the case of professions and the public interest The authors'objective in this article is to reflect on a set of deontological and theoretical/ methodological questions that face sociologists in the particular case of their research on professionals and professional associations. The starting point for this reflectionwas a 2008 study on the healthcare professions field, which is considered within the overall framework of some broader thoughts on theway in which sociologists work.