Methodology and Epistemology Flashcards
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What is the 2 types of epistemology?
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Positivism
Constructionism
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What is positivism?
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Believe that the best way to investigate the world is through objective methods
Realist ontology
3
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What is social constructivism?
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Reality does not exist by itself
Focuses on feelings, beliefs and thoughts
Better with relativist ontology
4
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What is a realist?
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Has a positivist approach
Tend to gather quantitative sources of data
5
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What is a relativist?
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Has a social constructionist approach
Tend to gather qualitative sources of data
6
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What is the system to methods?
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1) Epistemology
2) Theoretical Perspective
3) Methodology
4) Method
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