Can and Should Sociology be Value Free. this essay is about the aim of sociology that is to be value free and whether it can and should achieve that aim
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The term value neutrality was used by Weber to indicate the necessary objectivity researchers need when investigating problems in the natural sciences. Weber even though had introduced the term and accepted a scientific in the study of sociology, he did not believed that absolute objectivity is attainable.
Weber said that value neutrality should be the primary aim in sociology but it cannot be obtained since sociology is the study of human behaviors and society thus …
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…Value is the very element that differentiates sociology from other branches of science. It's the very element that enables sociology to study human behavior with accuracy. All in all, I believed that to certain extent sociology should not be totally value free. Maybe in some areas, values can be excluded so that it can be accepted as science and most importantly so that it can produce reliable, impartial and credible answers to various social problems.
…Value is the very element that differentiates sociology from other branches of science. It's the very element that enables sociology to study human behavior with accuracy. All in all, I believed that to certain extent sociology should not be totally value free. Maybe in some areas, values can be excluded so that it can be accepted as science and most importantly so that it can produce reliable, impartial and credible answers to various social problems.
