DEBATE 1: Is sociology a science?

Question 1

Why was a scientific status desirable?

Answer 1

1) more funding, prestige, status
2) attracts future generations
3) popular choices at degree and A-level
4) early sociologist went out of their way to claim it was scientific for these reasons

Question 2

What 5 things does science need to be?

Answer 2

1- Empirical
2- Theoretical
3- Objective
4- Cumulative
5- Testable