Positive/Interactionist Persectives

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Positive Perspective

Thinks only kind of valid data is scientific

- Only data from scientific methods

Favour experimental research methods

Follows statistics

-Eg, crime rates, divorce matters, suicide rates

Scientific methods= very important

Disregards unreliable data

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Interactionist Perspective

Thinks that data from positivist is 'value-neutral'

Questions whether statistics and data are valid

- Eg= positivist might have all UK crime stats over 10 years + draw social conclusions

- Interactionists question whether it was useful data and if conclusions were biased