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Sociology & Science (Positivism (Desirable to apply logic and methods…
Sociology & Science
Positivism
Desirable to apply logic and methods of natural sciences of natural science to solve social problems and achieve progress.
Natural world society is objective factual reality, factual patterns or regularities studied through observation
Sociologists discover laws and determine society by using research evidence, aim to product scientific to predict future
Positivists methods
Sociology take natural science experiment as model for research can test hypothesis in controlled way.
Use quantitative data to measure behaviour. Product statements about relationship between facts and discover laws of cause and effect
Give maximum objectively and detachment e.g. quantitative methods such as experiments and officials stats
Interpretivism
Do not believe sociology should adopt logic and methods of natural science, unsuited to study of humans. About people's internal meanings
Sociology cannot be science, science only deals with cause and effect and not meanings. Reject natural science
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Postmodernism and Feminism - Postmodernists science not the truth, science is no more valuable than anyone else, excludes other POV, women
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