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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
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- GCSE Sociology (Theory + Methods) Note on Positive/Interactionist Persectives, created by Amber Church on 10/03/2021.
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