Reductionist Vs Holistic Flashcards
1
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Examples
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2x reductionist = rains and dabs
2x holistic = thigpen and cleckley and Freud
2
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Strengths and weaknesses
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For reductionist
+ = useful and scientific
- = ignores other factors so decreases validity and quantitative data is very simple with no insight
For holism
+= useful and qualitative data which has insight and is more useful
- = unscientific and use of case studies (highly unrepresentative sample)
3
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Assumptions
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Reductionist = complex ideas are broke down into constituent parts Holistic = look at the bigger picture/lots of factors