A Structural Explanation Is When

question 30

Multiple Choice

A structural explanation is when

• A) a researcher describes a chain of cause and effect as being like a string of balls in a row such that hitting one causes it to hit another and so forth.
• B) a researcher attempts to comprehend or mentally grasp the social world in terms of the subjective world view of other people.
• C) a researcher explains something of interest by identifying its cause or causes.
• D) a researcher uses an interconnected Web of concepts and relationships around a central idea or describes a sequence of phases in which one occurs before the next.

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Definitions:

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