Saurabh SharmaAIR 23 · CSE 2023 · 132 wordsTheir whole copy
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Sociology's establishment as a distinct discipline was based on idea that it has to devise unique methodology for undertaking investigation of societies. Early sociologists like Comte, Durkheim, Spencer stressed on quantitative methods which attempted to make a science out of sociology.
Quantitative method
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Sociology's establishment as a distinct discipline was based on idea that it has to devise unique methodology for undertaking investigation of societies. Early sociologists like Comte, Durkheim, Spencer stressed on quantitative methods which attempted to make a science out of sociology.
Quantitative method
- Stressed on facts, objectivity
- systemic and scientific understandy
- establishing causal linkages and generalization & Surveys.
They prescribed 'value free' sociology for a researcher.
Formal school came as a critic to synthetic school giving 'interpretative' methodology.
Peter Berger said facts don't fall from sky, they have to understood in a context.
Weber also stressed on 'Hermeneutics' to arrive at 'Verstehen'.
He advocated for value-neutral Sociology. Qualitative methods stressed on understanding human interactions, culture, history.
In each step of social research, methodology has a key role to play.
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They prescribed 'value free' sociology for a researcher.
Formal school came as a critic to synthetic school giving 'interpretative' methodology.
Peter Berger said facts don't fall from sky, they have to understood in a context.
Weber also stressed on 'Hermeneutics' to arrive at 'Verstehen'.
He advocated for value-neutral Sociology. Qualitative methods stressed on understanding human interactions, culture, history. In each step of social research, methodology has a key role to play.