Non-positivist methodologies
Key points
- Hermeneutics
- Interpretive sociology
- Phenomenology
- Ethnomethodology
- Symbolic interactionism
Previous year questions
Questions asked from this topic in UPSC Sociology Optional:
- Do you think ethnomethodology helps us in getting reliable and valid data? Justify your answer.
- How far are sociologists justified in using positivist approach to understand social reality? Explain with suitable illustrations.
- Is non-positivism methodology scientific? Illustrate.
- “Non – positivistic methodology is essential for understanding human behavior.” Discuss