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- W2044562178 abstract "In my contribution to the June 1994 special issue of Sociological Forum, What's Wrong With Sociology? I try to show how sociology's failure to make the kind of progress characteristic of natural sciences, such as physics, is a result in part of differences in the type of phenomena studied and the fact that sociologists are more likely than physicists to use noncognitive criteria in selecting both their research problems and the solutions to those problems. It is an honor to have such a distinguished theorist as Walter L. Wallace see my paper as important enough to merit a critical reply. Unfortunately, I do not find his critique to be convincing or to much advance the debate. Some of his points I would define as quibbles and I continue to disagree with his main point that lack of progress results primarily from sociologists' failure to agree upon definitions of key concepts. In this reply I concentrate on two main points; first, the extent to which political and social values play a role in contemporary sociology, and second, Wallace's argument for standardized definitions. First, let me examine a few of the points that I consider to be quibbles. In my original article I say that sociologists study phenomena that they participate in, and this, rather than theoretical significance, determines their scientific interests. Wallace argues that cosmologists, astrophysicists, and geophysicists also study phenomena in which they participate. However, since all human beings participate in the same cosmological events, differential participation will not be a factor in determining scientific interests. Also, cosmologists do not participate in the phenomena they study in the same personal way as those of us who study gender discrimination, racial discrimination, poverty, health care, sexual behavior, etc., participate in the phenomena that we study." @default.
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- W2044562178 title "Progress in the natural and social sciences: A reply to wallace" @default.
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