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Positivism and Interpretivism Flashcards

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Positivism

What is positivism?

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  • a scientific method
  • linked to physical experience
  • we should treat people as objects that can be observed and measured
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Positivism

Is positivism qualitative or quantitative?

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Quantitative

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Positivism

What does positivism focus on?

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Patterns and trends

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Positivism

Is positivism a macro or micro perspective?

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Macro as it looks at people on a large scale

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Positivism

What are the strengths of positivism?

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  • aims to make research scientific
  • science is credible
  • investigates society and creates scientific laws into how we operate
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Positivism

What are the weaknesses of positivism?

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  • ignores free will, choice and experiences
  • views people as societies puppets
  • argued that society cant be scientifically viewed
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Positivism

What is a key study for positivism?

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Emile Durkheims ‘Le Suicide’ 1897

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Interpretivism

What is interpretivism?

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  • rejects scientific sociology
  • humans are not objects and have free will
  • looks at the importance of how people make sense of the social world
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Interpretivism

Is interpretivism qualitative or quantitative?

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Qualitative

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Interpretivism

Is interpretivism usually a macro or micro perspective?

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micro

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Interpretivism

What does interpretivism focus on?

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Meanings and experiences

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Interpretivism

What are the strengths of Interpretivism?

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  • truth can be subjective so there is always variety
  • society cant be studied scientifically
  • offers insight into how meanings and experiences affect people
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Interpretivism

What are the weaknesses of Interpretivism?

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  • patterns and trands are needed for generalisability
  • high chance of demand characterstics and researcher imposition
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Interpretivism

What is empathy?

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Ability to imagine others experiences and share understanding

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Interpretivism

What is Rapport?

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Relationship with trust and ease of communication which is important in interpretivism

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Interpretivism

What term did Weber use?

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Verstehen - to understand and have empathy with research subjects

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What is reflexivity?

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A researcher reflecting on how they couldve affected research

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How can researchers reflect?

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  1. consider extent of demand characteristics
  2. consider how demographics may affect findings
  3. reflect on own theoretical bias

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