realism

Question 1

what does realism say

Answer 1

-not all scientific facts are observable e.g energy magnetic forces
-sociology could be a science bc it also attempts to study and quantify non observable facts e.g social class

Question 2

what does sayer say

Answer 2

-science is not as scientific as it makes out
-makes distinctions between open and closed systems

Question 3

what is open systems

Answer 3

-cannot measure or control all relevant variables and can’t make precise predictions
-meteologists cannot predict weather (100%)
-too complex or large scale to measure in lab

Question 4

what is closed systems

Answer 4

-researcher control and measure relevant variables
-make precise predictions as popped adovactes
e.g chem, physics using lab exp

Question 5

why do realists say socio could be a science

Answer 5

-studies unobserbanle phenomena in an open system like many natural sciences
-claim both interpretivists and positivists misunderstand what science is

Question 6

evaluate realism

Answer 6

-provides a useful understanding of how different scientific disciplines hv diff features