Positivist v Interpretivist

What approach do positivists take

• Macro

• Micro

What approach to data does an interpretivist method take?

• Quantitative

• Qualitative

What method is most likely to lead to verstehen?

• Positivist

• interpretivist

What is Versthen?

• Where we change our behaviour

• where the researcher develops understanding and empathy

• where we try to be scientific

• where we try to establish cause and effect

which method is likely to have a specific aim and hypothesis

• positivist

• interpretivist

What method tries to generalise findings and therefore prefers a strict sample?

• interpretivists

• positivists

which approach is likely to be more scientific?

• positivist

• interpretivist