Sociology as a science

Cards (7)

  • Popper: Fails to challenge hypothesis due to lack of faslification of abstract concepts

    Durkheim: Social facts are not abstract, can be observed objectively
  • Weber: Lack of validity and versehen

    Marx: Studies capitalism via societal structures - must remain objective to establish trends and patterns
  • Marx- Studies effects of capitalism through societal structures, must remain objective to obtain trends and patterns
  • Weber: verstehen gains understanding of person/processes findings must be subjective to gain understanding of trends and effects
  • Example of labelling in schools would support Weber verstehen argument
  • Popper: Research found is inductive and focuses on pleasing the hypothesis rather than challenging it, abstract concepts need falsification as it provides certainty to research
  • Black swan argument supports popper