Which of the Following Is a Criticism of Positivist Assumptions

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a criticism of positivist assumptions in research?

• A) People cannot be isolated or sorted into groups on the basis of similar criteria.
• B) People change
• C) Prediction explanation and understanding of the aggregate can perpetuate the power of dominant cultural groups
• D) Research "subjects" risk being "objectified" as objects rather than recognized as people
• E) All of the above

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