A researcher investigates the fact that women with chronic pain are more apt to be treated for depression than are men with chronic pain. Which qualitative strategy will most likely be used to study this topic?
a. Grounded theory
b. Exploratory-descriptive qualitative research
c. Phenomenology
d. Critical research
ANS: D
Critical ethnography has a political purpose of relieving oppression and empowering a group of people to take action on their own behalf.
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A. African American B. Asian American C. Caucasian American D. Hispanic American
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