soc vs science essay plan

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Created on: 27-11-20 15:09

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1. sociology is a science - uses of empirical data and methods 2. sociology is not a science - not falsifiable 3. sociology a science -not cumulative 4. sociology is not a science - not objective, 5. realist view - wrong definition

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P-sociology can be a science as it can use empirical data and methods.
E- Durkheim and positivists preferred methods/data
H- Durkheims hypothesis imposes values and Gouldner - not possible or desirable

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P-sociology is not a science because it is not falsifiable.
E- Popper suggests that what makes science unique is its use of falsification vs verification.
H- sociology can be falsified- ford and comprehensives.

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P- sociology is not cumulative.
E- Kuhn titles this scientific consensus as a “paradigm”.
H- postmodernists reject paradigm- metanarrative.

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P- some sociologists suggest that sociology is not objective.
E- Weber argues that sociology should not be objective like science due to being able to interact with our subject matter.
H- positivists Comte suggest that if we use certain methods we can acc

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P- realist definition of science.
E- finds underlying structures, develops theories and is objective AS possible.
H- positivists and belief of science.

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paragraph 5 (Alicia)

p - it is a science as its replicable
e - methods like surveys which use same questions e.g. census/crime survey
H - Rosenthal and Jacobson repeated their study and didn't get same results

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