Positivists vs Interpretivisim

Question 1

What do positivists think shapes an individual?

Answer 1

Society

Question 2

What do interpretivisim say about individuals?

Answer 2

The disagree with positivists and say that individuals can make conscious discoing and aren’t just puppets for society to shape

Question 3

What do interpretivisim say peoples actions can generally be explained by?

Answer 3

The social norms they have been exposed to through their socilisation

Question 4

‘Individuals are complex and different people experience and understand social norms in different ways’ would be said by who?

Answer 4

Interpretivisim

Question 5

What do positivists say the point of research is?

Answer 5

to uncover laws that control human behaviour

Question 6

What do interpretevisim say the point of research is?

Answer 6

to gain in-depth insight into the lives of respondents and understand why they act the way they do

Question 7

Do positivists prefer quantitative or qualitative methods? Why?

Answer 7

Quantitative, since they can be detached from the respondents

Question 8

Do interpretivism prefer quantitative or qualitative methods? Why?

Answer 8

Qualitative, since it allows close interaction with respondents

Question 9

“Require research to be valid, reliable and representative” Would be believed by who?

Answer 9

Positivists

Question 10

“Prepared to sacrifice reliability and representativeness for greater validity” Would be said by who?

Answer 10

Interpretivisim