Sociology / Soc 0025 · Atom · ~20 seconds
Positivism and Antipositivism
Video not yet published
to the StudyWalks catalog
to the StudyWalks catalog
State
Positivism holds that society is studied by observing measurable facts; antipositivism holds that social life must also be interpreted from the inside.
Show
One researcher counts hospital readmissions; another asks discharged patients what going home meant.
Watch for
The two are complementary methods, not a settled dispute with a winner.
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.