One Big Rift Within the Study of Comparative Politics Is

question 14

Multiple Choice

One big rift within the study of comparative politics is

• A) poststructuralism versus critical realism.
• B) epistemology versus ontology.
• C) quantitative versus qualitative research.
• D) structural versus agent-centered research.

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativism

Is the belief that all cultures have equal value.

Ethnocentrism

The tendency to judge other cultures exclusively by the standards of one’s own.

Pluralism

Is the retention of racial and ethnic culture combined with equal access to basic social resources.

Universalism

A philosophical and theological concept that some ideas have universal application or applicability.