by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Science
Using the words listed below, complete the following list of criticisms made of positivism by interpretive sociologists: Sociology never can nor should try to be a__________. Sociologists can rarely produce the kinds of__________conditions for study such as those of...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Science
In pairs, find out about other theories that have been falsified and how this was done. For example: Investigate the theory of alchemy (turning base metal into gold). Investigate the theory of the body ‘humours’ as the basis of medicine.
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Science
Part A Go to the BBC website to watch a video-clip and read about the ‘detox myth’ (you will need to scroll down that page for the video-clip). Then discuss these questions in pairs: How might the concept of detox help to sell products? Are there other products apart...
by John Amy | Mar 19, 2014 | Sociology and Science
Social phenomena that are external to and greater than the individual and that act on and constrain the individual’s behaviour and consciousness. Because they see large-scale social structures as social facts that are the external cause of individuals’ behaviour....
