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Theory And Methods - Sociology
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- 1Theory and Methods SociologyPositivism and Interpretivism:
- Positivists approaches to social research are quantitative, 'scientific', objective.
- Durkheim's suicide study is an example.
-Interpretivist's criticize Positivists reliance on statistics (they are socially constructed).
- Interpretivism approaches to social research = qualitative, empathetic, micro.
- Key example = Douglas' study of the meaning of suicide. - 2—
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