Sociology as a science

• What is the hypothetical deductive method?


  A model used by sociologists in order to be scientific
• What are the 4 orders of the hypothetical deductive model?


  Observation, hypothesis, prediction, testing
• What does Kuhn argue?


  Paradigms which are used to develop science don't exist in sociology
• What does Popper argue?


  Some sociological research with a hypothesis can't be proven wrong and therefore aren't scientific
• What is an argument for sociology not being scientific?

  As it is subjective is can't be scientifically and fully tested
• What do positivists argue about sociology?


  To be scientific research should be observed and measured in order to make correlations and find causes and effects
• What do interpretivists argue about sociology?


  Sociology should aim to understand behavior from the point of the individual
• What did Weber propose?


  verstehen should be used in order to fully understand behavior