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Which 4 components make sociology as a science |
It is empirical It is theoretical It is cumulative It is objective |
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Describe components of sociology as a science |
Empirical - deals with measurable phenomena based on observation and experiments Theoretical - theories are developed from data collected Cumulative- increases knowledge by adding to what is already known Objective - values, biases and personal attitudes are excluded |
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Karl Popper and thomas khun |
Popper - scientists have to ensure that their theories can be continually falsified to gauge their rigour. While this can be achieved in a closed laboratory with controlled variables it is impossible to do so in the human world
Khun that scientists operate using one specific paradigm. Sociology makes use of no one specific paradigm rather there are multiple theories competing with each other.
Pilkington 2008 states that sociology is pre-paradigm by extension pre-scientific |
Falsification Paradigm |
