Steven's college has a major problem with student drinking on campus. He decided to study student drinking behavior so that he could help the college identify why students drink and to inform policies and practices that would reduce problematic drinking. What type of research is he conducting?

A. interpretive social science
B. classical social science
C. positivist social science
D. critical social science


Answer: D

Sociology

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