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social research.
2. INTERPRETIVE SOCIOLOGY: the study of society that focuses on
discovering the meanings people attach to their social world; argues that
the proper focus of sociology is interpretation, or understanding the
meanings people create in their everyday lives
it differs with positivist sociology in four ways: a.) it focuses on how
people understand their actions rather than the actions itself; b.) it posits
the existence of numerous subjective realities rather than a single
objective one; c.) it deals mostly with qualitative data than quantitative
ones; & d.) puts a higher premium on fieldwork and less on laboratory work
WEBERS CONCEPT OF VERSTEHEN: does not only observe
what people do but also why they do it
3. CRITICAL SOCIOLOGY: the study of society that focuses on the
need for social change; asks moral and political questions; focuses on
inequality; rejects the principle of objectivity, claiming that all research is
political
FIVE WAYS GENDER AFFECT RESEARCH:
1.)
Androcentricity
2.) Overgeneralising
3.) Gender Blindness
4.) Double Standards
5.) Interference
RESEARCH ETHICS: informed consent
THEORY x METHOD