Explain the concept of authenticity. What type of research is associated with authenticity? Provide an example of a way a researcher could pay attention to authenticity.

What will be an ideal response?


Authenticity is when the understanding of a social process or social setting is one that reflects fairly the various perspectives of participants in that setting. Qualitative research is typically associated with researchers paying to authenticity. For example, instead of examining the variables related to domestic violence, a researcher concerned with domestic violence may interview women living in domestic violence shelters to capture their lived experiences so that her research is authentic.

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