Maude Is Conducting an Ethnographic Study That Concerns the Transitions

question 29

Multiple Choice

Maude is conducting an ethnographic study that concerns the transitions that older Americans face as they move into transitional housing. She is particularly interested in the potential differences in the challenges for men and women. She therefore is careful to include both men and women in her sample. Maude's strategy can best be categorized as

• A) systematic sampling.
• B) intensity sampling.
• C) homogeneous sampling.
• D) cluster sampling.

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