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To what extent do you regard sociology as a science?

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Science comes from scienta = to know. e.g. prescience, omniscience, conscience and so on.

The Scientific method requires that:-

1. we can make repeatable measurements, and from these develop a hypothesis explaining them.

2. We can then test this hypothesis using data beyond the range of previous measurements.

3. We may verify the predictions of 2 above. Prove that they are valid. And importantly, show why the results follow from the experiment. That there is a believable logical link.

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If sociology meets these targets, or rather in those situations where it does meet the targets, then it may be regarded as a science.

[But not being a science dos not deny its usefulness.]

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