Book author Dillon Michele: introduction to sociological theory
Sociology,” notes Dillon (2014: 21), “is characterized by two dominant methodological approaches,” a positive tradition and an interpretive tradition. Use the brief descriptions in the text (and any other Queens library sources) pertaining to August Comte and Harriet Martineau to explain and give examples of the two approaches. How might both or either approach be used to document and explain differences in power, authority, and economic wherewithal? How might a comparison of Martineau and Alexis de Tocqueville be used to illustrate how the standpoint of the researcher creates a frame for what he or she observes?
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