Theoretical Issues
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- Created on: 05-03-14 11:42
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- Theoretical Issues
- There are two contrasting approaches
- Positvists
- sociology should be like research into natural sciences
- Social Phenomenon are as real as natural phenomenon and sociologists should only study what they can see measure and count
- You cant measure feelings so therefore arent interested
- Aim to avoid personal involvement which produces VALUE FREE evidence
- Questionnaires
- Statistics
- Interpretivism
- See the world as a socially constructed place
- There are no facts, knowledge is based on what people think
- E.G what is a chair used for?
- Us = sitting on
- Tribe = weapon?
- they dont like the idea of being able to measure everything.
- People's behaviour is too complicated and what to understand their point of view
- Interviews
- Open questionnaires
- Observations
- Positvists
- There are two contrasting approaches
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