DEBATES REGARDING VALUE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES
SOSYAL BİLİMLERDE DEĞER YARGISI ÜZERİNE TARTIŞMALAR

Author : Ahmet ALP
Number of pages : 423-437

Abstract

The aim of this study is to discuss about values one of basic debates in social sciences researches in the process of understanding and interpreting social fact of social sciences that have developed theoretically and methodologically since the 19th century. The study has considered positivism and interpretive approaches regarding values and social sciences in terms of theory and methodology in order to contribute and gain new broader perspectives to literature about methodological issues of social sciences. Social sciences emerged in the 19th century have not got a methodological maturity because of being young sciences, therefore, they have developed the methods they use for solving social problems and hence, they have constantly been in methodological debates from their emergence to today. In the end of study, it has been concluded that values have taken quite a significant place in social researches and when social scientists perform their studies, they have not ignored values contrary to previous studies.

Keywords

Social Sciences, Value, Theory, Methodology

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