Positivism trends and patterns

Question 1

What is the pattern and trends of society?

Answer 1

The social structure of particular societies produce social forces or laws over which people have little or no control

Social actions are the outcome of the way that societies are organised- puppets of society- behaviour is only important as part of a whole wider collector- Whole groups of people behaving in a patterned way as a result of social structure

Question 2

What is the pattern and trends of society?

Answer 2

Society is more important than the individual- Society exists outside the individuals who compromise it- individual behaviour is a product of social forces beyond the individual’s control and understanding

Question 3

What trends do they see in human behaviour?

Answer 3

Free will, individualism and the ability to make choices are less influential than societies ability to shape behaviour

Human behaviour is predictable

Question 4

Do positivists take a macro or micro approach?

Answer 4

Macro approach- mainly concerned with examining relationships between different parts of the social structure, to work on how this affects the behaviour of members of society