The interpretative social science approach is described as ideographic and inductive in its theory and method. What does this mean?

A) It tries to discover a system of causal laws that determines patterns of human behavior.
B) It begins with abstract ideas, laws, or propositions. These are used to deduce logically or infer specific hypotheses that researchers test against the facts of observable empirical reality.
C) It focuses on descriptions of specific people and events in a particular situation. It also starts with direct observations of the details in a situation and later develops somewhat more abstract generalizations if appropriate.
D) A and B
E) A and C


C

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