T&M IS SOC A SCIENCE? Flashcards
Who says Sociology is a Science
Positivists - Comte
Why do Positivists say yes?
- Cause and Effect relationships
- Inductive Reasoning
- Verificationism
Who says “Social Facts”
Lukes
Who says Sociology is not a Science?
Interpretivism
Why do Interpretivists say no?
Humans have consciousness and attach meanings to things.
Weber - Society is too complex.
Popper
Falsification
Falsification example
marxism say w/c will overthrow m/c. Why has this not happened yet? As they are living in a False Consciousness.
AO3 of Falsification
It is hard to disprove the get-out clause.
Kuhn
Paradigm
What is a Paradigm
Agreed framework of assumptions principles and methods.
Paradigms can be changed if there is enough evidence to change.
Only one paradigm at once.
Why Does Kuhn think sociology is not a Science?
As there is no set Paradigm. Eg: Positivits and interpretivism.
Realists Keat and Urry
Open and Closed Systems
Why do Keat and Urry say sociology is not a science?
We live in Open and Closed systems, and only closed systems can test hypotheses as there are no other variables.
Fouclaut
Postmodernist believes this debate is no longer relevant.
Why do postmodernists think that this debate is no longer relevant?
Modernist views are no longer relevant in a Postmodern Fragmented Society.
Meta-narratives mean science is just another version of the truth.
