how can the Positivist view of sociology be explained?

The Positivist paradigm adheres to the goals of the enlightenment project of the 20th century which aims to put science and scientific methods first- arguing that these are most reliable and accurate as well as professional. Therefore the Positivists argue that representativeness, reliabiltiy and objective data are the best way for sociologists. They aim to produce value-free and detached research (meaning they have no feelings or intentions towards the outcome) in order to create a high standard of results, just like the sciences of Biology for example. Positivists would also use methods such as the lab experiment and official statistics due to this. They ultimately believe sociology should be a science.

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