(Answered):Viewing Sociology As A Science 400 Words . . . .

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Postman Challenges Those Who View Sociology as a Science

In the sociology courseyou’re taking, one problem you will encounter is understanding how sociologistsdescribe what they do. As social scientists, sociologists like Andersen claimto develop legitimate forms of social research for the purpose of discoveringprinciples that govern human behavior (processes). And they make other claimson behalf of the method they employ in that effort. They claim, in short, to be”doing science”, and that claim has been generally accepted byuniversities and colleges in their design of curricula students must take tograduate. So although sociology has its detractors, it’s proponents advancemany