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Interpretive Approaches to Theory Development
Multiple Choice Quiz
Choose the best answer:
1
The process of "tacking" back and forth between theory and text forms what is known as the "hermeneutic circle."
A)
True
B)
False
2
Because interpretivists are looking for patterns, their epistemology is primarily objective.
A)
True
B)
False
3
German idealists such as Kant were strong believers in Descartes' ideas about the importance of rationality.
A)
True
B)
False
4
Interpretive theorists tend to proceed inductively in the development of knowledge.
A)
True
B)
False
5
Nominalists believe that reality is:
A)
Fixed and stable
B)
Fluid and beyond comprehension
C)
Reflected in social laws
D)
Subjectively created as objects are named
6
The understanding of "texts" is central to what intellectual tradition?
A)
Enlightenment philosophy
B)
Hermeneutics
C)
Phenomenology
D)
Symbolic interactionism
7
Symbolic interactionism argues that a more complete understanding of the social world can be developed through a consideration of:
A)
Significant others
B)
The generalized other
C)
Significant symbols
D)
All of the above
8
Grounded theories should be based on what kind of knowledge?
A)
Local, emergent, and intersubjective
B)
Scientific, objective, and generalizable
C)
Ideological, emancipatory, and ontological
D)
All of the above
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