Interpretivist view

Interpretivist view

1. Sociology CAN NOT be studied scientifically and we shouldn't try to.

2. Scientific methods cannot accurately study human behaviour because:

   • Cannot establish CAUSE AND EFFECT relationship about human actions:
     • Humans are not controlled by some external society out there- they are not puppets that are being manipulated by social factors.
     • Humans are NOT PREDICTABLE in the way natural world. They have free will and consciousness

3. Should not try to be scientific because:

   • The role of sociology is not to look for the underlying general explanations of behaviour and society:
     • The point of sociology is to understand how people create their sense of a SOCIETY/ SOCIAL WORLD- through how they interpret and give meanings to experiences/ interactions.

4. Research methods

   • Unstructed interviews and Observations.
   • Want to understand verstehen.