As far back as auguste comte, the man who coined the term "sociology", it has been assumed thatobjectivity is important in studying society. describe the objections that have been raised to the role that objectivity plays in sociology.

Objectivity when studying sociology and society in general can have the following drawbacks:

1. Objectivity does not guarantee valid findings- When researching a social phenomenon, if a researcher is objective in his approach, operating on fixed-answer questions and predetermined research questions, he will likely miss out on in-depth and comprehensive answers or explanations to his questions.

2. Objectivity is not possible for all social phenomena since some phenomena or social processes are simply not quantifiable.