Is Sociology a science? High marking answer exemplar

High marking answer, to the A level sociology AQA research methods section, potential question:
Item A- Positivists believe that sociology can be a science by following the logic and methods of the natural sciences. in the view of positivists, this involves gathering objective quantitative data to ‘verify’ or prove hypotheses and discover casual laws. While accepting the positivists’ view of science, interpretivists reject the claim that we can study human beings in this way
Applying material from Item A and your knowledge, evaluate the claim that whether sociology can be a science depends on what we mean by science in the first place. (20)