INTERPRETIVISTS

INTERPRETIVISTS

1. there is no objective social reality, just subjective meaning social actors give to events

2. Aim to uncover actors meanings

3. Open-ended research e.g. unstructured interviews, participant observation, personal docs

4. VALID

5. QUALITATIVE

   • emotions & feelings

6. gain understanding by experiencing groups lifestyle for themselves

   • allowing individuals to explain in their own words, without sociologists imposing their own view on research subjects