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Comparison diagram showing positivism and interpretivism from views of society to preferred evidence and methods, with Durkheim's social facts in the centre

Positivism and interpretivism are two different answers to the question of what society is like and how we should study it. In sociology, methodology is the reasoning that links theory to evidence and evidence to method.

Positivism, interpretivism and social facts Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Sociology
  3. /Positivism, interpretivism and social facts

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level Sociology Positivism, interpretivism and social facts. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a strong grasp of the core sociological perspectives (functionalism, Marxism, feminism, interactionism) early, since they underpin evaluation across every topic and exam question.