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sociology as a science - Coggle Diagram
sociology as a science
positivism
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observable external factors (social facts) influence our behaviour and can be studied by using the detachable, objective, empirical and quantitative methods of science
popper
sociology could be a science but only when it produces testable, falsifiable hypotheses
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kuhn
sociology could be a science but a single paradigm would need to develop - this is very unlikely because there are different paradigms which compete each other
interpretivism
sociology cannot and should not be a science - we cannot study people like we can the natural environment because we can't predict human behaviour
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interactionists
aim to obtain validity via the use of the unstructured approach - should be open minded to establish a cause and effect
realism
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illustrate that many great scientific discoveries have not been observed - just worked out by looking at their observable effects
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