research methods

Question 1

What are the theoretical approaches?

Answer 1

Positivism and interpretivism

Question 2

What is positivism?

Answer 2

• Assumptions of the social world
• Influenced by natural sciences (behaviour is predictable)
• E.G birds build nests due to natural law of instinct, water obeys physical laws when boiling/freezing.
• Should treat people as objects.

Question 3

Patterns and trends of positivism?

Answer 3

• Social structure produce forces/laws over people, with none of their control.
• uninfluenced by free will, choices and individualism.
• ## society exists outside of the individual, E.G. continues after we die.