Qualitative Researchers

question 68

Multiple Choice

Qualitative researchers:

• A) use the highest-quality technology in their studies.
• B) never use quantitative data in their studies.
• C) study how participants' personal qualities are risk factors for unfavorable health outcomes.
• D) ask open-ended questions and report responses in narrative form.

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Definitions:

Ecclesia

Are state-supported churches.

Nonreligious Authorities

Figures or bodies that hold power and influence without basis in any religious system, often found within secular institutions.

Revised Secularization Thesis

The revised secularization thesis holds that worldly institutions break off from the institution of religion over time. As a result, religion governs an ever smaller part of most people’s lives and becomes largely a matter of personal choice.

Religious Bodies

Organized groups of individuals who share the same religious beliefs and practices, often structured with a hierarchy and common rituals.