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Card 6

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Whereas the laws of __________ look at what are the laws that govern social change.

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Card 7

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Who is a prominent Positivist that comes from a Functionalist background?

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Card 8

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He believed that sociology should study social _____.

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Card 9

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He also believed that Comte failed to establish sociology as a _______.

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Card 10

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Who was a prominent figure who thought that sociology can and cannot be a science?

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Card 11

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However, to be a science sociology must be ________ and consistent.

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Card 12

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He also believed that a science must go through a series of ________ shifts.

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Card 13

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The first of these is ___-science which is a period of discovery with no central framework.

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Card 14

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The next shift is ______ science which is when scientists use established frameworks to support their theories.

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Card 15

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The last phase is _____________ science which is when the central framework is being challenged.

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