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Sociology Optional PYQ Solutions · Model answer

Write short note : Sociology as a science of society.

  • UPSC 2007
  • Sociology as a Science

Sociology has long claimed scientific status for its study of society — Durkheim insisted that social facts be treated "as things" and studied through the same disciplined method natural sciences apply to their subject matter.

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  • The Case For: Science-Like Features
  • The Case for Caution: The Meaning-Dimension and Value-Freedom Challenge
  • An Affirmative but Qualified Conclusion

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