Perspectives in Sociology

Question 1

Interpretivists

Answer 1

~Want to find out people’s feelings
~Usually use diaries and web blogs
~Often use field experiments

Question 2

Positivists

Answer 2

~Want to prove something correct
~Use official statistics
~Usually use lab experiments

Question 3

Marxists

Answer 3

Focus on the struggle between capitalists and the working class.

Question 4

Functionalists

Answer 4

See society as a complex system whose parts work together to promote solidarity and stability.

Question 5

Feminists

Answer 5

Believe that society is patriarchal and oppresses women.

Question 6

Postmodernists

Answer 6

Believe that there is no objective truth.