Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true of the difference between positivism and social constructionism?
A) Positivism focuses on group interactions and the interpretations of those interactions,whereas social constructionism focuses on the principles of objectivity,knowability,and deductive logic.
B) Positivism seeks "the truth",whereas social constructionism posits that "truth" is a varying,socially constructed,and ever-changing notion.
C) Positivism focuses on the idea that social context and interaction frame our realities,whereas social constructionism operates from the assumption that society can and should be studied empirically and scientifically.
D) Positivism focuses on power,inequality,and social change,whereas social constructionism posits that sociologists should set their personal opinions and beliefs aside in favor of pursuing objective truth.
E) Positivism challenges almost every way of knowing that many social scientists take for granted,whereas social constructionism posits that sociologists should set their personal opinions and beliefs aside in favor of pursuing objective truth.
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