Disadvantages of Positivism/Quantitative Methods

Low in validity

Quantitative data does not go into detail about thoughts and feelings, and so could lack truthfulness

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Objectivity and value-freedom

Interpretivists claim that no research can be value free; the researcher's values are involved in the research design process

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Limited detail

Respondents are restricted to brief answers, so the research is merely a snapshot of social reality at the time the study was conducted

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Positivism

Society cannot be studied like a science; people's reactions to events can vary wildly

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Questionnaires/survey

Answers provided in a questionnaire may not accurately describe a person's situation or circumstances

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Interpretivists claim that no research can be value free; the researcher's values are involved in the research design process

Objectivity and value-freedom

Respondents are restricted to brief answers, so the research is merely a snapshot of social reality at the time the study was conducted

Society cannot be studied like a science; people's reactions to events can vary wildly

Answers provided in a questionnaire may not accurately describe a person's situation or circumstances

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