socio should and can be value free Flashcards
1
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who believe socio should and can be value free
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-POSITIVISTS
-comte and durkheim = possible to study society objectively in the same way scientists study world
-value free gives subject more status and authority
-provides fact infulence social policy aswell
2
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what do comte and durk say
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-using similar methods to natural sciences allows value free gives subject
-social facts can then be separated from the values of the researcher
3
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why is quantitative better
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-can be checked and replicated for reliability and validity e.g ducks study of suicide
-socio is objective, value free gives subject, unbiased
