Positivisist and Interpretivist

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Across
  1. 2. Information gathered directly by the researcher through surveys or interviews
  2. 5. e opposite of objective — being influenced by personal experiences or feelings
  3. 7. The type of data that interpretivists prefer — detailed stories, interviews, and observations
  4. 10. The sociological approach that believes society should be studied scientifically using numbers and data
  5. 13. Interpretivists criticize positivism for ignoring this — the inner meanings and motives behind actions
  6. 14. Type of sampling used to select participants who represent the wider population
  7. 17. The type of data that positivists prefer measurable and numerical
  8. 18. Data that already exists, such as official statistics or reports
  9. 19. The German word meaning “deep understanding” or “seeing through someone’s eyes”
  10. 22. The belief that social behavior can be studied with the same methods as natural science
  11. 23. The kind of sociologist who focuses on large groups and society as a whole
  12. 24. A qualitative research method involving joining and observing people’s behavior
Down
  1. 1. The sociological approach that focuses on meanings, motivations, and feelings
  2. 3. The type of question usually used in positivist research — short, fixed, and close-ended
  3. 4. A key goal of interpretivist research — ensuring the data truly represents real life
  4. 6. A form of bias that occurs when researchers’ beliefs influence their results
  5. 8. A positivist uses this kind of data to find trends, patterns, and statistics
  6. 9. The German sociologist who introduced the idea of verstehen, or empathetic understanding
  7. 11. The process of staying neutral and fair, without personal feelings influencing results
  8. 12. The French sociologist who studied suicide to show that social facts influence behavior
  9. 15. A type of qualitative method where the researcher asks open-ended questions
  10. 16. Interpretivists often use this type of interview that allows open discussion
  11. 20. When two or more research methods are combined to increase accuracy
  12. 21. The belief that researchers must remain neutral to avoid this type of influence
  13. 22. Durkheim used this concept to describe how laws, religion, and customs influence behavior
  14. 23. The level of research focusing on small groups and everyday interactions