Steven's College Has a Major Problem with Student Drinking on Campus

question 40

Multiple Choice

Steven's college has a major problem with student drinking on campus. He decided to study student drinking behavior by focusing on the reasons students drink and the meanings they attach to their behaviors. What type of research is he conducting?

• A) positivist social science
• B) interpretive social science
• C) critical social science
• D) All these answers are correct.

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