A Theoretical Basis of Qualitative Approach

U radu se iznosi nužna povezanost kvalitativnog i kvantitativnog pristupa u sociološkim istraživanjima. Ta se povezanost ilustrira na primjerima iz rada Karla Marxa, Maxa Webera kao i u nizu radova iz novijeg razvoja sociologije. U tom smislu spomenuti su stavovi W. Millsa, P. Sorokina i drugih koji kritiziraju pretjeranu upotrebu kvantitativnih metoda. U zaključnom dijelu rada ukazuje se na prednosti humanističke sociologije i nužnu isprepletenost različitih metoda u sociološkim istraživanjima.The author points out the necessary connection between the quantative and qualitative approaches in sociological research. This connection the author illustrates through the works of Karl Marx, Max Weber and also through the works of some more contemporary sociologists. In this sense the works of W. Mills, P. Sorokin and others are used to show the level of criticism against the overuse of quantitative methods. In the concluding part of the article the author shows the advantages of humanistic sociology and the necessary connection between both the approaches in the sociological researches