Comparing Webers and Durkheims Methodological Contributions to Sociol

Comparing Webers and Durkheims Methodological Contributions to Sociology This leaven will be examining the methodological contributions both Durkheim and Weber have provided to sociology. It will briefly observe what Positivists are and how their methodologies influence and affect their research. It will in give care manner consider what interpretative sociology is, and wherefore their type of methodology is used when carrying out research. It will analyse both Durkheims study of Suicide and also Webers study of The Protestant work ethic, and hopefully establish how each methodology was used for each particular entrap of research, and why. Emile Durkhiem, in sociology terminology is considered to be a Functionalist, in addition to also being a Positivist, however, strictly speaking, Durkheim was non a Positivist. This is because he did not follow the positivist rule that states that sociological study should be hold in to observable or directly measurable phenomena. Functionalists believe that in straddle for club to function correctly, there need to be helpingd value to help maintain social order. Society is viewed as a stable, bully system. This stable system is in equilibrium and reflects societal consensus where the majority of members share a common set of values, beliefs, and social expectations. Functionalists also believe that society consists of interrelated parts each part serves a function and contributes to the stability of the society. Positivists believe that as a science, sociology can be objective and value-free. magnanimous scientific observers shouldnt and dont necessarily introduce bias into the research process. ... ...our different types of suicide, and that just about suicides can fall into one of those categories. Although sociologists like J.D. Douglas would question the reliability of the statistics, repayable to the coroners decision being final, most sociolo gists would agree that Durkheims study into suicide was successful, and indeed many have tried to develop and improve on his theory. Overall, this essay has shown that one type of methodology may not always be suitable for the particular research carried out. Both Interpretative sociology and the Positivist entree equally show that they are valid methods for carrying out research, but like everything, nothing is one hundred percent accurate. Therefore, there is always dwell for flaw, but in the study of Sociology, there is always room for more(prenominal) ways of obtaining and interpreting data.