Sociology Postman

In Postman’s essay he is making a case in reference to how and what the differences are between scientist and sociologist. In Postman’s case or argument he is emphasizing how sociologist such as himself needs to rid themselves of false notion about being scientist or preforming science. He describes different forms of research and the purposes of the research. He uses other sociologist other than himself as an example to explain and provide a better understanding of the differences between sociology and science. Some of the examples that Postman provided entail research that has been gathered by Michael Oakeshott, Albert Einstein, Stanley Milgram, D.H. Lawrence as well as a few others. In Michael Oakeshott’s discussion he talks about how science is more along the lines of processes such as orbiting planets, melting of ice or the …show more content…
This conclusion is a commonplace of human experience. And it shows the difference between sociology and science. It shows how sociology is never 100% fact or proven theory whereas science is hard evidence and does not have an opinion. Again a great example on why science should be removed from social science. With the few examples I have plugged into this essay I want to explain why Postman describes social science as storytelling. With sociologist everything is based on research of humans where a scientist is someone who does research toward a more comprehensive understanding of nature, including physical, mathematical and engineering aspect of life. So when Postman is describing sociologist as storytellers he is not being critical he is actually right in a way because you are gaining evidence from sociologist that has gained research from the behavior of a human that can potentially have a different outcome if they are put in a different