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Question: Is sociology a science?
Answer: To answer the question of whether or not sociology is a science is
entirely dependent upon the individual's definition of science. If the
conventional definition of science is being referred to, that is, that
science is knowledge ascertained by observation and experiment,
critically tested, systematised and brought under general principles,
then arguably to a certain extent sociology is scientific. However if
science is socially instead of objectively defined, then although some
sociology may have similar characteristics to natural science there is
a significant difference in the method model used in each case....(short extract)
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Details: Mark: 70% | Subject: Sociology | Course: Sociology | Level: A-Level | Year: Not applicable | Document type: Essay* | Words: 1124 | References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: February 05, 2009 | Essay ID: 3290
