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15 cards from this deck
Should be based on scientific methodology (positivism)
Study of observable facts, cause & effect, quantifiable data
External forces that can be measured/quantified like natural world
Late 1890s across European countries
Level of integration in social groups
Meaning and qualitative data over scientific approach
Not objective facts but construction of meaning by coroners
Result of negotiated meanings & social interactions
Keep personal beliefs out; unbiased, objective study
Recognises researchers' values influence work; hard to be objective
Objectivity is a myth; research serves researcher's agenda
No absolute truth; everything relative to time, space, culture
Mainstream sociology dominated by male perspectives & assumptions
Interviews are hierarchical; should be equal conversations
Falsifying theories using deductive reasoning, not proving them
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