The Major Disadvantage of Content Analysis as a Method Is

question 82

Multiple Choice

The major disadvantage of content analysis as a method is

• A) that the cultural artifact has already been produced.
• B) that it is unobtrusive.
• C) that it cannot tell us how people respond to the content.
• D) that it is susceptible to the Hawthorne effect.

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