Sociology as a science ⭐

• Clark+ Lauder

  . Positivist= believe society can be studied using the same principles as science

  . Interpretivists= believe society should not be studied in the same way
• Sociology is a science

  Supporters= Positivist, Comte, Durkheim, Marx

  Deniers= interpretivists, Becker, Weber
• Value free

  Comte= "sociology is the queen of the sciences"

  Marx= believed Marxism could develop humanity like science

  . Research is done objectively without researcher values
• Value laiden

  . There are values in science because of things like funding, researcher values and so on

  Becker= sociology ought to be value laiden