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Is sociology as science? what mistakes might i make? - Coggle Diagram
Is sociology as science?
what mistakes might i make?
Is a science
Durkheim
Popper
MOderatae view
Many scientific discoveries have come about without the scientific
science isnt always conducted in the smaw way
Critisisms
Critisisms of Durkheims
his research was not objective, he chose he researcher because a close friend committed suicide,
Not all data was objectively gathered, coroner reports not objective
Not a science.
Not a science
Seidman,
why should sociology aspire to be a science
Argue that science is a simple meta-narrative
Overarching story of history
Thomas Kuhn
Argues that science should be defined through paradigms, and sociology doesnt have paradigms, making it science.
post modernists
seidman , has gone as far to regect the idea that science is about collecting evidence.