Theory and Methods - Positivism 0.0 / 5 ? SociologyTheory and MethodsA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Hope376Created on: 26-04-17 12:17 Positivists favour this kind of data. quantitative 1 of 10 The process of accumulating data about the world through observation and measurement. induction 2 of 10 The process of observing more of the same pattern. verificationism 3 of 10 Researchers should be... detached 4 of 10 Marxists argue that Offiial Statistics...reality. distort 5 of 10 The idea that values can and should be kept out of research value freedom 6 of 10 What approaches do positivists favour? structural 7 of 10 Durkheim (1897) used...in his study of suicide. official statistics 8 of 10 Positivists use...methods to examine cause and effect. experimental 9 of 10 Positivist methods are objective and therefore easier to... analyse 10 of 10
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