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Scientific objectivity is an ideal that is unattainable in practice, modern scientists believe. Research and conclusions always reflect the cultural, social and political contexts in which they are formed.
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An example is the reconsideration of views on the process of conception: traditional ideas about the passivity of the egg and the activity of the sperm have changed in the era of the transformation of gender roles. Science develops within the framework of society, and scientists, being part of it, inevitably bring their beliefs and norms to research. Even the choice of topics, methods and interpretations are subject to this influence.
