<Ul> <Li> Information and sociological research cannot be compared or contrasted, hence we can never truly understand how society changes . Data are not reliable . </Li> <Li> The information that is gathered is interpreted (hence the name "Interpretivist") by a sociologist, therefore it isn't objective, but biased . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Information and sociological research cannot be compared or contrasted, hence we can never truly understand how society changes . Data are not reliable . </Li> <Li> The information that is gathered is interpreted (hence the name "Interpretivist") by a sociologist, therefore it isn't objective, but biased . </Li> <P> Despite these criticisms, interactionist methods do allow flexibility . The fact that there is no hypothesis means that the sociologist is not rooted in attempting to prove dogma or theory . Instead, researchers react to what they discover, not assuming anything about society . (This is not entirely true . There can be hypotheses for many studies using interactionist methods . The researcher may then be inclined to observe certain events happening while ignoring the bigger picture . This will still bias the results, if such studies are not well conducted . This is arguably why some theorists have turned to this method . It also shows how human behaviour is affected and altered through interactions i.e. socialization . </P>

Which of the following best describes the concept of interactionism