Sociology I · 10 marks · 150 words
Write a short note on each of the following in not more than 150 words. (a) Discuss Merton's four institutional imperatives of science.
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Syllabus: Sociology as Science: (a) Science, scientific method and critique. (b) Major theoretical strands of research methodology. (c) Positivism and its critique. (d) Fact value and objectivity. (e) Non-positivist methodologies.
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