Choosing Research Methods Flashcards by Beatrice Hampson

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Who are positivists?

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-The more ‘scientific’ sociologists
-They see our behaviour as the result of wider forces.
-Form quantitative data.

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What is quantitative data?

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Data that is in numerical form.

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Who are Interpretivists?

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