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Quiz: Five Qualitative Methods Attempt History Attempt Time Score LATEST Attempt 1 18 minutes 50 out of 50 Correct answers are hidden. Score for this quiz: 50 out of 50 Submitted Aug 26 at 12:35am This attempt took 18 minutes. Question 1 5 / 5 pts Social Customs of Native Alaskan Villages Case Study Ethnography Narrative Inquiry Grounded Theory Phenomenology Question 2 5 / 5 pts The Productivity Environment of an Elite Manufacturing Plant Grounded Theory Ethnography This stu...

Legitimacy correct answers political authority conferred by law or by a state or national constitution Authority correct answers the power or right to give orders or make decisions Democracy correct answers a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them Political elite correct answers An identifiable group of persons who poses a disproportional share of some valued resource, such as money or political power; people who pos...

Describe the purposes of government? correct answers establish justice; insure domestic tranquility; provide for the common defense; promote the general welfare; secure the blessings of liberty What are the differences between a monarchy and a dictatorship? correct answers Monarchy= divine right Dictatorship=ruler seizes power compare and contrast a direct democracy vs an indirect democracy correct answers In a direct democracy people make the decisions directly. In an indirect democracy p...

Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of American politics? (A) American politics is dominated by a small elite. (B) Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. (C) Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. (D) American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. (E) The American political arena is made up of isolated individuals who have few group affiliatio...

Democracy correct answers a means of selecting policymakers and of organizing government so that policy represents and responds to the public's preferences. Elite and class theory correct answers argues that society is divided along class lines and that an upper-class elite rules on the basis of its wealth. Government correct answers institutions that make public policy for a society. Gross domestic product correct answers the total value of all goods and services produced annually by ...

A - ANSWER-Which one of the following is NOT true of cultural or political beliefs in America. A. America's origins as a wilderness society led to the belief that government is responsible for providing material assistance to its citizens. B. Americans place a greater emphasis than Europeans on personal advancement through education. C. Never has an American majority expressed a willingness to entrust health insurance fully to the government. D. America has a strong individualistic culture/...

Summary for premaster course Qualitative Research Methods (). Consists of the lecture slides and assigned literature combined: What is qualitative research? Research design Research design approaches (case study, ethnography, grounded) Observation methods Qualitative interviewing Data analysis Data synthesis Ethics Conclusion standards Elite interviewing Validity Writing up

Which of the following statements best reflects the pluralist theory of America? a. American politics is dominated my a small elite. b. Public policies emerge from cooperation among elites in business, labor, and government. c. Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. d.American politics is dominated by cities at the expense of rural areas. - correct answer Public policies emerge from compromises reached among competing groups. Which of the following is ...

CCJ 4014 EXAM 3 WITH QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100%VERIFIED). Main Ass. of Conflict theory - ANSWER Society is not held together by agreement but rather held together in dynamic equilibrium of opposing group interests and efforts Pluralistic Conflict - ANSWER Several power centers rather than one elite. The powers may have overlapping interests 3 Components of Capitalism - ANSWER Need for surplus profit to be used as capital for investment, private property to motivate owners to generate a ...

POLS 101 Straighter Line Latest Update Graded A+ Amendment A formal, voted-upon correction or alteration to the Constitution. Authority The power of one group or person over another group or person. Bill of Rights The first ten amendments to the Constitution that grant Americans specific rights. Bureaucrat An unelected government administrator. Bureaucratic rule The political theory that argues that career government administrators are the governing power. Capitalism An ec...