The main characteristics of the spread of American positivism

The main features of the spread of American positivism are as follows:

1. For a long time, the empirical research paradigm formed with the development of science and technology has always occupied the mainstream position in sociological research.

2. Influenced by the paradigm of quantitative research in natural science, empirical researchers believe that only objective, empirical and quantitative research can meet the requirements of science and be valuable. In order to make progress in sociology, quantitative measurement and analysis are essential. To put it bluntly, it is quantification and summary analysis.