Interpretivism

Question 1

Interpretivism is an addition to which theory?

Answer 1

Weberianism

Question 2

What did Atkinson study and conclude?

Answer 2

Studied suicide and concluded suicide statistics are socially constructed via the interaction with the coroner who decides the fate of the individual

Question 3

3 beliefs of Interpretivists?

Answer 3

Architects of Society
Free Will
Qualitative Data

Question 4

What did Mead study and conclude?

Answer 4

Developed Weber’s view and demonstrated that people’s sense of self can only develop in social context

Question 5

How do people choose to act in social groups?

Answer 5

All share the same sense of what is going on and being active , conscious beings

Question 6

What does Weber argue?

Answer 6

There is an importance difference between the subject matter of sociology and the subject matter of the natural sciences

Question 7

What does Interpretivist research require?

Answer 7

Requires the researcher to be part of the study , their presence can influence the behavior of the respondent

Question 8

Why isn’t Interpretivist research representative?

Answer 8

Because it’s a small scale ( micro) research making it harder to find a representative

Question 9

Why is Interpretivist research unsystematic?

Answer 9

Because it doesn’t follow hypothetico-deductive theory

Question 10

What is the main criticism of Interpretivists?

Answer 10

They are too narrow minded on qualitative data and ignore wider context