Hi Monique, Thank you so much, your post is very informative and I…

Question Answered step-by-step Hi Monique, Thank you so much, your post is very informative and I… Hi Monique,Thank you so much, your post is very informative and I enjoyed learning from you. I am just not too sure if I understood but correct me if I am wrong, is it the (epistemology: Realism) that you seem interested in?If Yes, ok then I understood by replying this way -> According to this week’s PowerPoint presentation, realism is similar to the positivism paradigm approach. Focusing on the identification of knowledge that is real but at the same time unobservable. Research from this perspective seeks to identify both hidden mechanisms/structures and observable truths. They argue that the scientific research method produces precise, verifiable, systematic, and theoretical answers to the research question or hypothesis.However, the issue I have with positivists is that they suggest that the use of the scientific method provides answers that are neutral and technical and can thus be universalised and generalised to all historical and cultural contexts. This view describes society as being made up of structures, concepts, labels, and relationships.I find this view to be a bit tricky since for example, one might find that within relationships there are sub-relationships or within structures, there’ll also be sub-structure, so I think some information might be missed. Yes, I agree that the advantage of this research approach might be that the researcher can cover a wide range of situations in a short period but a wide range of basic and important concepts such as cause, time, and space is not based on experience.Adoption of positivism is criticised for reliance on the status quo. Suggesting, that those research findings are only descriptive, thus they lack insight into in-depth issues. Hence, in my post, I thought a combination of methodologies would work better for me.What do think about views?  Social Science Psychology PSYCHOLOGY 292376 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)