Science and Sociology is from beginning to end an exploration of what
this implies for the social sciences, and sociology in particular. The
authors argue that over the last several decades, sociology has become
less a science and more a quest for isolated assessments of situations,
whether they come from demographic analyses, survey research, or
ethnographic studies. Above all else, this book is an attempt to promote
and advance scientific sociology, and we write at length specifying the
how and why of this objective. With this objective in mind, the question
becomes: What would a scientific sociology look like?