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Theory and Methods 10 and 20 Mark Questions10 Mark QuestionsOutline and explain two ways in which structuralist theories of society differ from social action or interpretivist theoriesOutline and explain two arguments that suggest functionalist/Marxist/feminist theories may have little to contribute to an understanding of society todayOutline and explain two features of structuralist/interpretivist/integrated/functionalist/Marxist/feminist approaches to societyOutline and explain two problems with structuralist/interpretivist/integrated approaches/Marxist/functionalist/feminist to societyOutline and explain two differences between Marxist and neo Marxist approaches to societyOutline and explain two feminist views of the position of women in societyOutline and explain two differences between feminist viewpoints on the position of women in societyOutline and explain two ways in which modernist approaches differ from postmodernist approaches to the study of societyOutline and explain two arguments that suggest that society may have moved beyond modernity to a new stage of postmodernityOutline and explain two features of modernity/postmodernityOutline and explain two criticisms with postmodernismOutline and explain two ways postmodernists explain societyOutline and explain two reasons for the growth of globalisationOutline and explain two ways in which contemporary society could be described as postmodernOutline and explain two reasons why positivist sociologists suggest the methods and procedures of the natural sciences should be applied to the study of societyOutline and explain two reasons why interpretivist sociologists suggest the methods and procedures of the natural sciences should not be applied to the study of societyOutline and explain two arguments for the view that sociology is/is not a scienceOutline and explain two ways scientific knowledge can be seen as socially constructedOutline and explain two features of the positivist/interpretivist/realist/postmodernist view on sociology and scienceOutline and explain two advantages of using quantitative/qualitative data/methods in sociological researchOutline and explain two problems with quantitative/qualitative data/methods in sociological researchOutline and explain two problems with positivist/interpretivist/feminist research methods in sociological researchOutline and explain two reasons why positivist/interpretivist/feminist research methods may not provide a valid understanding of societyOutline and explain two reasons why interpretivist/feminist research methods may not be very reliable in sociological researchOutline and explain two features of positivist/interpretivist/feminist research methodsOutline and explain two reasons positivists/interpretivists/feminists prefer the research methods/topics that they doOutline and explain two factors, other than sociological perspectives, which may influence a researcher’s choice of research methods/topicOutline and explain two ways practical/ethical issues/sociological theory may affect choice of research methods/topicOutline and explain two factors that might influence a sociologist’s choice of research topicOutline and explain two ways in which a sociologist’s subjective beliefs and values may influence sociological researchOutline and explain two arguments for the view that sociological research should/should not/cannot be value freeOutline and explain two views of sociologists on value freedom in sociologyOutline and explain two criticisms of the claim that sociologists can keep values out of their researchOutline and explain two ways in which sociologists may contribute to the understanding of a society’s social problemsOutline and explain two ways in which sociology might/might not influence government policyOutline and explain two reasons why some sociologists suggest researchers should not involve themselves in applied research to assist governments in forming their social policiesOutline and explain two reasons why some sociologists suggest researchers should involve themselves in applied research to assist governments in forming their social policiesOutline and explain two reasons sociologists and sociological research may be unable to influence social policyOutline and explain two views of the role of social policy in societyOutline and explain two advantages/disadvantages of (research method)Outline and explain two ethical/practical problems/advantages often associated with (research method)Outline and explain two reasons quantitative methods can be seen as lacking validityOutline and explain two reasons qualitative methods can be seen as lacking reliability/representativeness/validityOutline and explain two disadvantages/advantages of using (method), compared with (method)Outline and explain two advantages/disadvantages of using secondary data in sociological research20 Mark Questions…evaluate the usefulness of feminist/Marxist/functionalist/interpretivist/integrated/structuralist approaches to a sociological understanding of contemporary society…evaluate the view that consensus approaches are more useful than conflict approaches to our understanding of society…evaluate the view that social action approaches are more useful than structural approaches to our understanding of society…the usefulness of postmodernist approaches to a sociological understanding of contemporary society…material from Item C and your knowledge, evaluate the view that society has moved from modernity to postmodernity…evaluate the view that sociology is not, and cannot be, a science…evaluate the view that sociology is, and should be, a science…the view that the debate about whether sociology is a science or not is largely irrelevant…evaluate positivist/interpretivist/realist/postmodernist views on sociology and science…evaluate the claim that whether sociology can be a science depends on what we mean by science in the first place…evaluate the usefulness of positivist/interpretivist approaches to our understanding of society…evaluate the view that sociologists’ choice of research topics and the methods they use to investigate them are primarily based on practical/ethical/theoretical considerations…evaluate positivist/interpretivist/feminist perspectives on research methods…evaluate the view that practical factors are the most important influence when selecting research methods…evaluate the view that theoretical perspective is the most important influence when selecting a research topic…evaluate the view that value freedom is an ideal to strive for in sociology, but is impossible to achieve…evaluate the view that sociology should not be value free…evaluate the view that sociology can be and should be value free…evaluate the extent to which sociological research may have/not have an influence on the formation of government social policies…evaluate the view that sociologists should/should not be involved in research which can be used to form social policies…evaluate the claim that quantitative research methods may have many advantages, but they tell us little about what people really think and do…evaluate the claim that qualitative research methods are not suitable for sociological research…evaluate the usefulness of (research method) in sociological research ................
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