Understanding the subjective meanings attached to behaviours is better as people in society differ, and there is no universal meaning of human behaviour
Higher level of validity is more likely to come about, as researchers gain more in-depth material about what they are investigating so we can trust the results gathered from a study
For sociology to be accepted as a science via falsification, then sociological theories would have to propose a testable hypothesis (every theory/statement outlined must be testable)
We should use a deductive method, meaning that we start with a theory and test evidence against it, if none of the evidence put forth contradicts the existing theory, the theory would then be accepted as a science
An inductive method should be used, whereby we examine data and build a theory on the basis of this, and finally defend the theory with evidence that strengthens it
By providing evidence in support of a theory we will never know if any other knowledge strays away from it, Popper argues, that truth is only temporary, and knowledge is changeable
If paradigm shifts are accurate, then objectivity, as suggested by positivists, are undermined, thus contradicting the statement that sociology can be a science