HLTHAGE 2A03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Antipositivism, Auguste Comte, Social Constructionism
19 Jan 2018
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A theory of knowledge or set of assumptions about how we know the world. Describes the study of the nature of reality or how the social world comes into being. Different ontologies make assumptions about what kind of entitles can exist in the social world. A model of framework for observation and understanding, which shapes both what we see and how we understand it. Provides a roadmap or image about the physical and social word that guides thinking and research. A framework containing the basic assumptions, ways of thinking, and methodology that are commonly accepted by members of a scientific community. Influences explanations that we create to understand observed social behaviour. Influences research interests/research design/ what we call people who partake in research. Reality exists out-there (e. g. , pen: objective and concrete. Reality is independent of our perceptions of it (e. g. , chair) Reality is definite in form (e. g. , cells, life satisfaction) In most ways, my life is close to my ideal.
