Scientific methods mean little without something to collect data about. Natural science, often can rely on laboratory experiments or controlled environments, but social science has to deal with society and social organizations. A society is a group which must be bound together by established relationships. It must, in other words be organized.
Organization implies a relationship over time and space.
As society becomes organized they develop social attributes in common. Examples of social institutions are government, churches, schools. Social institutions usually have centralized authority and regulations. Some Factors of Social Change One of the biggest issues in social science is that of the stability and disorder within society. People will sometimes endure a great deal of discomfort to avoid the greater discomfort of perceived or real chaos intruding on their daily lives.