Metholody Pt 2

Question 1

Society as unpredictable (interpretivists)

Answer 1

Shaped by internal forces, often random and ever changing, individuals are active

Question 2

What do interpretivists prefer

Answer 2

Qualitative and often unstructured interviews
Small scale in depth methods
Not concerned about society as a whole

Question 3

Why is durkheims class work essential reading

Answer 3

Considered province of psychology

How we can understand or describe state of mind that leads a person to end their own life

Question 4

Egoistic

Answer 4

Bonds which unite groups, weaken and individuality increases. Too little integration

Question 5

Fatalistic

Answer 5

Norms of society oppress too much and stifle individuals. Too much regulation by rules of society

Question 6

Altruistic

Answer 6

Bonds between groups too strong, so individuals sacrifice themselves. Too much integration into norms/ values

Question 7

Anomic

Answer 7

Individuals are not regulated by norms and values of the group of social order. Too little regulation