keywords

Question 1

positivism

Answer 1

An approach to sociological research which copies the natural sciences

Question 2

empirical evidence

Answer 2

Information gathered through observation or experimentation.

Question 3

social facts

Answer 3

Patterns or observable facts about the social world e.g. being working class = greater risk of asthma

Question 4

interpretivism

Answer 4

An approach which favours qualitative data and does not think sociology should be like a science

Question 5

open systems

Answer 5

Systems of science where you cannot control the variables e.g. meterology

Question 6

closed systems

Answer 6

Systems of science where you attempt to control the variables e.g. in a lab

Question 7

value commitement

Answer 7

Using your values to influence your research in order to make society better