Question

how is sociology progressive science?

Answer 1

Sociology is a science. In fact, a sociologist has to have more personally challenging scientific standards than the more popularly-known sciences such as physics and chemistry, because it is much more challenging to deal with bias and subjectivity. A chemist doesn't have to question his unconscious motives while sealing his samples, and he will often see organisms growing in them if he doesn't seal them properly; a sociologist has to question his own biases and unconscious movements at every moment, and if he fails, it's very difficult to tell just from looking at the study results.

For example, Tomer Sharon, a researcher in usability at Google, once had a testing situation where every time the participant took an incorrect path on a computer interface, an observer would lean forward to take a closer look. The participant quickly picked up on the habitual movement. I've seen similar situations myself, where a participant is moving their finger around on a phone keyboard, watching the moderator's face for the slightest twitch to see if their finger is on the right button. It was like watching poker players. The results in both cases would look like the users understand the technology as it is, which is exactly what the engineers want to hear. We have to push back and rethink the test design to be scientific.

Sociology is a science, and science is a struggle. Sociologists are often envious of how much less challenging it is to be objective in the other scientific fields

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Answer 2

Sociology is the scientific study of society,

including patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and culture. The term sociology .


A society is the community of people living in a particular country or region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations.