Science Flashcards
1
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Sociology isn’t a Science -
Kuhn
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Paradigms - set of theoretical beliefs that governs people’s thinking. Sociology has to many contradicting paradigms all disagree with each other - unlike science.
2
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Sociology isn’t a Science -
Popper
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Falsification - prove every other theory wrong - black swans and white swans
3
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Sociology is a Science -
Durkheim and Comte
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Governed by social facts.
Researched with positivist methods - objectively. Can be used to solve social problems. Analyse data and look for correlations.
4
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Sociology is a Science -
Marx
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Studied capitalism with scientific methods. Observed people and the structure of society. All experiments produced the same outcome. Society is structural - believes what he studied is factual and therefore scientific.
