Is A Science Flashcards
1
Q
Is a science
A
Reality exists outside of human mind
Patterns
Cause nd effect relationships
Methods for objectivity and detachment
Can be falsified through hypothesis testing and data collection
Realists little difference
2
Q
Not a science
A
Study of human beings
Emotions
Consciousness
Construct social world through meanings
Weber- empathetic understanding
Theories cannot be falsified because they may happen one day
Paradigm is not desirable because too much like a meta-narrative, to many different view points cant agree.
Closed and open systems