sociology and science

• what is science

  • it is an organised, systematic, cumulative pursuit of knowledge in which hypotheses are tested in thorough and rigorous way
  • scientists seek proof that their research is based on empiricism - gaining knowledge by experiencing it themselves rather than theorising
• empiricism 


  the idea that all learning comes from only experience and observations. 
• scientific method

  1. pose a question
  2. conduct background research
  3. create a hypothesis
  4. test with experiments
  5. analyse data and reach a conclusion
  6. results reviewed by peers and then published