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Explanation of behaviour.
Positivism - It's determined by social forces beyond people's control.
Interpretivism -  Humans make sense of social situations during human interaction.
Aims of Sociology.
Positivism - Sociology should Discover what causes what.
Interpretivism - It should describe and explain how people make sense of situations - using empathy.
Research Methods.
Positivism - Questionnaires and structured interviews give Quantitative data and they're reliable and objective.
Interpretivism - Observations and unstructured interviews give Qualitative data and more valid insight into society.