He says scientific theory exists because it has undergone a sense of paradigm shifts whereby there is a unified theory/perspective that supports the scientific claims. There are 3 stages
What is meant by Paradigm shifts?
an old way of thinking is replaced by a new one
What are the 3 stages?
Pre science
Normal science
Revolutionary science
What is meant by pre science?
A period of discovery where there was no central paradigm
What is meant by normal science?
Scientists used an establishment paradigm to support their theory
What is meant by revolutionary science?
Paradigms are challenged
What does Kuhn argue sociology will never pass?
The period of pre science as sociology doesn’t have a dominant perspective
