Research Methods

Sociology Unit 2 Research Methods (AQA)

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Positivism and Interpretivism

AS Sociology: Interpretivism

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Positivism means scientific. It's the view that sociology should use methods of the natural sciences for example physics and chemistry. Positivists see that sociologists should use quantitative methods and identify and measure social structures.

Research Method Useful Website

Here is a useful website that has useful information on the types of research method and it strengths and weaknesses.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/research_methods_sociology.htm