Home / Interpretive Sociology Interpretive sociology examines how individuals construct and attach meaning to their social realities. It stresses that reality is not externally given, but actively shaped by people […]
Home / Non-Positivist Methodologies in Social Research Shift from Positivism to Non-Positivism As sociologists recognized that social realities cannot be fully explained through fixed laws and mechanical patterns, they moved
Home / Fact, Value and Objectivity What is a Fact? A fact is an empirically verifiable observation—something that can be checked and confirmed through experience or evidence. Facts are considered
Home / Positivism and its Critique What is Positivism? Positivism is the idea that human behaviour can be studied using the same methods as natural sciences, similar to how matter
Home / Major Theoretical Strands of Research Methodology Research methodology is a broad term that encompasses the entire research process — including the underlying approach and ideology, the methods and
Home / Scientific method, and Critique Karl Pearson states that there is no shortcut to truth; the only way to gain knowledge about the universe is through the scientific method.
Home / Sociology as a Science Science is a systematically organised body of knowledge grounded in reason and evidence. It is understood as a field of study that arranges facts
Home / Sociology and Common Sense Sociology Commonsense knowledge refers to the routine understanding people have about their everyday world and activities. Such explanations are usually rooted in “naturalistic” or
Home / Sociology and Political Science Sociology Sociology focuses on the study of all aspects of society and emphasizes how various institutions, including the government, are interconnected. Thinkers like Max
Home / Sociology and Economy Sociology Sociology is concerned with the organization and dynamics of social relationships. It studies how social relations are formed, maintained, and transformed within society. Broadly,
