Which of the following is NOT an element of grounded theory?

A. A comparative analysis
B. Creation of a textual data base.
C. Open coding and identification of categories.
D. Reification of the underlying concepts.
E. Axial coding to identify relationships among categories.


D

Sociology

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The development of the steam engine, heavy industry, shipbuilding and many modern financial institutions, for example, were all underwritten directly or indirectly by the __________ and other forms of colonial exploitation

Fill in the blanks with correct word

Sociology

Social interaction can be defined as the process of ___________.

A. howwegain knowledge about a particular topic B. how we investigate a phenomenon in a systematic manner C. acting toward and reacting to people around us. D. an unorganized pattern of behavior governing people's relationships E. an organized pattern of behavior governing people's relationships

Sociology

Copernicus upset the accepted paradigm of the day which held that the earth, not the sun, was the center of the universe. His "discovery" caused converts to wonder how they could possibly have taken the old paradigm seriously. This mind-altering view qualifies as a

a. a scientific revolution. b. an anomaly. c. a reformist movement. d. a paradigm.

Sociology

The Humphreys study was intended to show:

A. Homosexual dating behavior is more promiscuous than heterosexual behavior. B. Homosexuals frequently engage in unprotected sex. C. Some men who identify as heterosexual also engage in same-sex encounters. D. Some men who identify as gay also are involved in heterosexual relationships. E. Prison conditions generate same-sex relationships.

Sociology