Positivism V interpretivism

1. What do positivists consider to be social facts?

• Personal experiences
• External factors that influence the individual
• Quantitative data collected by researchers
• Patterns of behavior within the individual

2. What is the core principle behind "Verstehen"?

• Collecting qualitative data empathetically
• Focusing on observable phenomena
• Applying causality to human behavior
• Walking in someone else's shoes

3. What is meant by "Social Construction"?

• Phenomena that occurs naturally
• Social phenomena created by individual actions
• Universally accepted social norms
• Society's reaction to external stimuli

4. Which type of data and methods do interpretivists prefer?

• Closed-ended questionnaires
• Experiments to measure causal relationships
• Quantitative data and structured methods
• Unstructured interviews

5. Which sociological perspective aligns with interpretivism?

• Functionalism
• Symbolic Interactionism
• Marxism
• Feminism

6. Who is associated with the idea of "Verstehen"?

• Durkheim
• Comte
• Weber
• Goffman

7. What approach do interpretivists take toward causality?

• Reject the notion of causality entirely
• Emphasize cause-and-effect relationships
• Focus on observable phenomena
• Examine external stimuli's impact

8. What type of research method do interpretivists prefer?

• Experimental research
• Grounded theory
• Survey research with predetermined hypotheses
• Observational studies

9. What type of data and methods do positivists prefer?

• Open-ended interviews
• Unstructured observations
• Closed questions and structured interviews
• Qualitative data and interpretive methods

10. What sociological perspective aligns with positivism?

• Symbolic Interactionism
• Phenomenology
• Ethnomethodology
• Functionalism