Science, Objectivity, and Values (AQA A-Level Sociology): Quizzes
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Which method do positivists use to study society objectively?
Which method do positivists use to study society objectively?
Quantitative methods
What model did Durkheim use involving hypothesis formation and verification?
What model did Durkheim use involving hypothesis formation and verification?
Hypothetico-deductive model
In Durkheim's study, which countries had higher suicide rates?
In Durkheim's study, which countries had higher suicide rates?
Protestant countries
What term describes the interpretivist goal of understanding meanings?
What term describes the interpretivist goal of understanding meanings?
Verstehen
Why did Douglas reject Durkheim's use of suicide statistics?
Why did Douglas reject Durkheim's use of suicide statistics?
Based on coroners' subjective opinions
What process did Popper argue should replace verification?
What process did Popper argue should replace verification?
Falsification
Why does Kuhn argue sociology cannot be a true science?
Why does Kuhn argue sociology cannot be a true science?
Lacks a shared dominant paradigm
What do realists say sociologists study, like meteorologists?
What do realists say sociologists study, like meteorologists?
Open systems
What do postmodernists call big theories like functionalism and Marxism?
What do postmodernists call big theories like functionalism and Marxism?
Metanarratives
When did Weber argue sociologists should be objective?
When did Weber argue sociologists should be objective?
When carrying out research
What did Gouldner argue sociologists should be instead of neutral?
What did Gouldner argue sociologists should be instead of neutral?
Committed
Whose side did Becker argue sociologists should take?
Whose side did Becker argue sociologists should take?
The underdog
What may prevent value freedom by influencing which findings are published?
What may prevent value freedom by influencing which findings are published?
Funding sources