Positivism, interpretivism and sociological methods 0.0 / 5 ? SociologySociological research methodsASAQA Created by: aclementsonCreated on: 28-04-16 19:54 Positivism Sociology as a science Quantitive data Macro approach Statistics Formal/structured methods Experiments/surveys 1 of 4 Interpretivism Personal beliefs, values and interpretations Sociology isn't a science Qualitative data Micro approach Informal/in-depth/open ended methods Participant and non-participant obsevation 2 of 4 Structural and positivsist approaches Large scale Functionalism and Marxism (how society controls individual behaviour) Scientific Controlled, formal, structured Non-participant observation 3 of 4 Social action and interpretivist approaches Small scale Understand individual meanings and interpretations Qualitative Personal documents Uncontrolled, unstructured, informal Participant observation 4 of 4
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