Value free + Value laden

Question 1

Sociology should be value free:

Answer 1

A01: For Durkheim and Comte, objectivity is highly desirable as it means that the research they obtain is untainted by opinion, can be presented as scientific and utilised in the creation of a better
society.
Sociology should be value free in order to achieve impartial, objective info just like the natural sciences.
Facts can then influence social policy and improve the world.

AO2: Durkheim’s study of suicide (used official suicide statistics
Able to test theories using reliable and valid data, checked and replicated by others, and establish causes of behaviour + make predictions Sociology could become an unbiased, objective,
value-free science of society

AO3: impossible for any social scientist to avoid the influence of values completely. They all have values and which inevitable enter the research
E.g. Durkheim / Marx / Comte For Durkheim and Comte, objectivity is highly
desirable as it means that the research they obtain is untainted by opinion, can be presented
as scientific and utilised in the creation of a better society.
Sociology should be value free in order to achieve impartial, objective info just like the natural sciences
Facts can then influence social policy and improve
the world