Sociology A-Level
Positivism
What Positivism means in Sociology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Positivism
The view that sociology can and should use the methods of the natural sciences to discover objective laws of human behavior.
Topics that use Positivism
- Theory and Methods (AQA A-Level)
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Using Positivism in the exam
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