positivism vs interpretivism
- Created by: loupardoe
- Created on: 06-02-18 09:48
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- positivism vs interpretivism
- interpretivism
- stress the ability of individuals to exercise control and choice over their actions
- because everyone is different it is not possible to use scientific methodology to study society
- data should be detailed in order to gain depth and understanding
- research should be small scale because this allows more detailed data to be collected
- validity is more important than reliability
- the researcher's perspectives can be valuable to the research
- data may be different from fictional accounts of the social world
- presence of the researcher may affect the behaviour of those being studied
- does not provide a systematic or unbiased view of social life
- positivism
- believe that the social world is made up of facts which can be studied like the natural world
- the search for laws of social behaviour using the logic and methods of the natural sciences
- by applying scientific principles to the study of society, sociologists will be able to put forward proposals for social change which will lead to a better society
- research should start with a hypothesis
- the collection of data should be collected objectively and categorised
- data should be statistical, measurable- can be quantified and analysed to observe trends and correlations
- needs to be large scale to ensure that the facts found apply to the whole of society
- reliability is more important than validity
- research may produce results which are different to how people would behave in the real world
- the research process should not be influenced by the researcher; variables can be controlled
- no technique can be completely unbiased
- the researcher asks questions which they consider important
- all interactions are subjective as we are individuals
- interpretivism
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