SCIENCE AND SOCIOLOGY

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Across
  1. 4. German for "understanding"—used by Weber to mean putting yourself in someone’s shoes.
  2. 6. Trying to disprove theories—if they survive, they’re strong.
  3. 8. Belief that sociology should use scientific methods like experiments and statistics.
  4. 9. Proving a theory by collecting more and more supporting evidence.
  5. 10. Where not all variables can be controlled (like society).
  6. 11. When a new paradigm replaces the old one due to too many anomalies.
Down
  1. 1. Invisible forces that shape what we see (e.g. social class).
  2. 2. A shared set of beliefs and methods used by a scientific community.
  3. 3. Belief that sociology should understand human meanings using empathy and qualitative methods.
  4. 5. Science done within an agreed paradigm, solving small problems or "puzzles."
  5. 7. All variables can be controlled (like in a lab).