Science and Sociology Ekland-Olson Sheldon University of Texas at Austin USA
Science and Sociology Ekland-Olson Sheldon University of Texas at Austin USA Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology…
Specifikacia Science and Sociology Ekland-Olson Sheldon University of Texas at Austin USA
Science and Sociology Ekland-Olson Sheldon University of Texas at Austin USA
Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the how and why of this objective. The authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations, whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or ethnographic studies.
With this objective in mind, the question becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?