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"Whether or not Sociology is Scientific Depends on which Definition of Science we choose" Explain and Discuss Bex Lycett Sociologists have been divided on the issue of whether or not sociology is a science for as long as anyone remembers. It is a very controversial topic in sociology, due to the number of conflicting views about what it is to be scientific and according to the definitions of what is scientific, whether sociology can be categorised as a science. Durkheim and Compte, positivist's believed that sociological studies should be based on the same logic and methods as natural science; they stated that this would create a "positive science society" and would allow us to discover laws of human behaviour, similar to the way scientists discovered the laws of gravity. Positivists believe that human behaviour, like that of a plant is influenced by external factors, that society shapes us and therefore that these factors...

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