Study Society Flashcards
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Positivism
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An approach to sociology based on studying society in a scientific manner, produces a quantitative data
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Quantitative data
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Information or facts in numerical form, statistics
3
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Bias
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When a research is influenced by the researcher’s values
4
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Objectivity
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When there is no bias, researchers not allowing their feelings or values to affect the research
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Interpretivism
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Opposite of positivism, qualitative data, is subjective, prefer unstructured interviews and participant observation
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Qualitative data
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Facts and info that cannot be presented in numerical form, presented in words
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Primary data
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First hand data collected by the sociologist themself
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Secondary data
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Second hand data, information collected from others but used by sociologists later
