values in sociology essay plan

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1. sociologists think its possible for sociology to be value free 2. sociologists believe that sociology should be value free 3. some sociologists believe that sociology can not be value free 4. many sociologists see values as important in sociology.

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P- it is possible for sociology to be value free.
E- Early positivists Durkheim and Comte claimed that the role sociology was to discover the truth about how society works. Modern sees this having many benefits.
H- positivists see need for hypothesis-

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P-some sociologists believe that sociology should be value free.
E- Modern positivists and Gouldner's criticism "spiritless technicians".
H- Beck argues this goes against what sociology stands for- need to help under dog.

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P- some sociologists believe that sociology can not be value free
E- funding and the influence of organisations and censoring of one's values- Gouldner.
H- Positivists argue sociologists expose social facts that cannot be disagreed with.

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P- there are many sociologists that values are important in sociology.
E- Committed sociologists (Mydral) and Beck.
H- Weber argues that the use of values should be limited in sociology.

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