Sociology and Science
A critical debate on whether sociology can or should be considered a science. Students will explore positivist and interpretivist views on the scientific method.
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A critical debate on whether sociology can or should be considered a science. Students will explore positivist and interpretivist views on the scientific method.
Key Questions
- Can society be studied using the methods of the natural sciences?
- What are the interpretivist critiques of positivism?
- How do paradigms shape scientific and sociological knowledge?
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