Proposal:
IntroductionLiterature ReviewTheoryMethodologyAims and ObjectivesSample and DesignMethodsAnalysisEthicsTimetableDissemination
2. unknown
Interpretivist sociology looks at the
way society is shaped by the
interpretations of the world
INTERPRETIVISM : contrasts
positivism, considers influence of
tradition, understanding human
behaviour. Overlaps with: Weber's
verstehen, hermeneutic -
phenomenological tradition,
symbolic interactionalism
Positivism is the term used to describe an approach to
the study of society that relies specifically on scientific
evidence, such as experiments and statistics
POSITIVISM : descriptive, confirmed by the senses,
gather of facts. Overlaps with: objective, inductivism,
reductivism, phenomenalism, impericalism
Academic Journals,
Books,
Peer-Reviewed
Literature
7. Ethics
Confidentiality
Personal Bias: Individual, Faculty or
Data Collection and Storage
Anonymity
3. Aims and Objectives
Approach
Annotations:
explains or predicts situations and outcomes
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Inductive: Observation > Pattern >
Tentative Hypotheses > Theory
Annotations:
"top down", begins with a hunch or theory
Deductive: Theory > Hypothesis >
Observation > Confirmation
Annotations:
the study itself helps you to identify the important questions, theories are developed from the study
6. Analysis
Theory (paradigms/perspectives)
Structural Functionalism
Conflict Theory
Symbolic Interactionalism or Interpretive Paradigm