Sociology As A Science

Question 1

What is a typical procedure of scientific method?

Answer 1

1. Pose a question
2. Conduct background research
3. Create a hypothesis
4. Test with experiments
5. Analyse data and reach a conclusion
6. Results reviewed by peers and then published

Question 2

What is a paradigm?

Answer 2

A particular and accepted set of thoughts and assumptions about the way things are and how research should be done

Question 3

What did Kuhn say about how people see science?

Answer 3

• How most people see science is not accurate
• Not purely objective
• Mainstream science accepts assumptions of paradigm

Question 4

What is radical science?

Answer 4

Challenges assumptions and arises the possibility for a paradigm shift

Question 5

What do interpretivists say about sociology as a science?

Answer 5

• The study of society must go beyond empirical
• Give evidence to include subjective views