Interpretavism

Interpretavism

1. Research methods are ethnographic

   • Prefer primary research methods
     • Unstructured interviews and observations
   • Use secondary evidence
     • Diaries and journals

2. Empathy

   • To explain social actions
   • researcher must try to understand the situation the way the participant does
   • Participant observation

3. Versthean

   • Acheiving full understanding of something
   • Needs to be slightly subjective

4. Validity is more important than reliability

5. Strengths

   • More depth and detail
   • Increase validity

6. Limitations

   • Takes longer
   • Not reliable
   • Cant generalise

7. Weber argued that to understand a particular event or behaviour in social world we must take into account what others are feeling