CHAPTER OBJECTIVES

Based upon your reading of chapter 1, students should be able to:

1. define science and explain the approaches to knowledge.
2. state the assumptions that characterize the scientific approach.
3. state the aims of the social sciences.
4. apply the rules that formulate the framework of methodology.
5. discuss the scientific revolution, including the distinction between normal and revolutionary science.
6. describe the research process, including each stage involved.