Sociology & Science Flashcards
1
Q
Popper
A
science based on falsification
- aims to prove hypothesis wrong
- sociology not open to be tested
= NOT a science
2
Q
Inductive reasoning
A
seeing similar patterns creating a theory from observations
3
Q
Verificationism
A
verifying a theory
4
Q
Positivists
A
science take inductive approach - find patterns
- sociology requires patterns
= IS a science
5
Q
Interpretivists
A
science is objective
- sociology take qualitative approach
= NOT a science
6
Q
Kuhn
A
science has one approach
- sociology has many approaches
= CAN be a science
7
Q
Realists
A
science has an open field
- sociology is open to new theories
= CAN be a science
