Postmodernist View Of Social Science

Before attempting to identify “to what degree can a research within the social science be considered scientific” the researcher must first become familiar with what a research is (APUS, 2017). Research is more than a collection of information from a source. Research must project “subjective processes, social relations, and artifacts (including research instruments and methods) enable researchers to objectively comprehend phenomena” (Ratner, 2002). However, the postmodernist contention that the process, relations, and artifacts interfere with objectivity (Ratner, 2002).
Many people view science as a subject that only encompasses physics, chemistry, and biology. “Science refers to a systematic and organized body of knowledge in any area of inquiry